In this
Manchu name, the
given name is Šurhaci, but is often simplified to Surhaci in English-language text. In accordance with Manchu custom, it should be used alone or with titles but not with the
clan nameAisin Gioro.
Šurhaci (
Manchu: ᡧᡠᡵᡤᠠᠴᡳ,
Möllendorff: šurgaci,
Abkai: xurgaqi;[1]Chinese: 舒爾哈齊; 1564 – 25 September 1611), was a
Jurchen leader, a member of the
Aisin Gioro clan, he was a younger brother of
Nurhaci, the founder of the
Later Jin dynasty, the predecessor of the
Qing dynasty. Under the
Ming dynasty government, he held the title of local chieftain (都指揮) in the
Jianzhou district, and maintained relations with the Ming authorities up to the beginning of 1607. In that year, he joined Nurhaci in the campaign against
Bujantai and the
Ula tribe, receiving the title of
darhan baturu. However, as a result of disagreements with his brother over the conquest of the Hoifa and the killing of Hoifa's beile
Baindari in 1607, he was put to death four years later at Nurhaci's order and buried in Dongjingling Township,
Liaoyang. In 1653, he was posthumously given the rank of
qinwang (first-rank prince) under the posthumous title
Prince Zhuang of the First Rank.
Physical appearance
According to the account of Korean ambassadors, Šurhaci was a tall, fat man with a pale-looking square face.
Family
Primary Consort
First primary consort, of the
Tunggiya clan (嫡福晉 佟佳氏)
Altungga (阿爾通阿; 29 March 1580 – October/November 1609), first son
Second primary consort, of the
Hada Nara clan (繼福晉 哈達那拉氏)
First daughter (30 September 1584 – April/May 1656), personal name Eshitai (額實泰)
Married
Bujantai (1575–1618) of the Manchu
Ula Nara clan in December 1598 or January 1599
Third primary consort, of the
Fuca clan (三娶福晉 富察氏; d. 1620)
Second daughter (1584 – December 1638 or January 1639), personal name E'enzhe (額恩哲)
Married
Bujantai (1575–1618) of the Manchu
Ula Nara clan in 1603
Amin, Prince of the Third Rank (貝勒 阿敏; 25 November 1586 – 28 December 1640), second son