皇太极
Traditional form:
皇太極
Pinyin (reading):
Huáng Tàijí
Definitions:
- Hong Taiji (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
- posthumous name 清太宗 ( Qīng Tàizōng)
Characters:
- 皇 - royal, imperial; ruler, superior
- 太 - very, too much; big; extreme
- 极 - extreme, top; final, furthest, utmost; pole
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