清太宗
Traditional form:
清太宗
Pinyin (reading):
Qīng Tàizōng
Definitions:
- posthumous title of Hong Taiji 皇太極／皇太极 ( Huáng Tàijí) (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤／努尔哈赤 ( Nǔ'ěrhāchì), reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金／后金 ( Hòu Jīn), then founded the Qing dynasty 大清 ( Dà Qīng) and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor
Characters:
- 清 - clean, pure; clear, distinct; peaceful
- 太 - very, too much; big; extreme
- 宗 - ancestry, clan, family, lineage; religion, sect
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