Tantai (谭泰, 1594–1651) was a Qing dynasty general of Manchu ethnicity in the Plain Yellow Banner. He was a supporter of the powerful regent Dorgon. In 1644, he was made a duke, but because of having a feud with Soni and other people, he was demoted to a viscount in 1645, and a commoner in 1646. From 1646 to 1648, he was the private advisor to Dorgon. In 1648, he was appointed Senior General Who Attacks the South and was given command over the armies in Jiangxi who were fighting Jin Shenghuan. After quelling Jin's rebellion in 1649, he was again made a viscount, and in 1650, he rose to the rank of president of Board of Civil Office. After the death of Dorgon in 1650, Tantai transferred is loyalty to the Shunzhi Emperor and persecuted many of Dorgon's former supporters. For this, he was made a duke on March 25, 1651. However on October 1 the same year, he was charged with arrogant conduct, with interference in the affairs of the other five Boards, and with nepotism in office. In the course of his trial all those whom he had offended or wronged while Dorgon was in power came out to bring charges against him. Finally, he was ordered to be executed.

He had three sons: Kongniu, Tangguha, and Luozhongniu.

谭泰（？ - ？），舒穆禄氏，满洲正黄旗人。

扬古利的从弟。早年被后金授予牛录额真。崇德六年（1641年），松锦之战爆发，谭泰率400人自小凌河直抵海边，断绝明兵归路。此役洪承畴被俘。崇德七年（1642年），谭泰又连败何腾蛟、白广恩等。顺治五年（1648年），授为征南大将军，同何洛会讨伐金声桓、王得仁、李成栋等。屡建军功，深得多尔衮信任，尊陈名夏为「南党」盟主。顺治七年（1650年）多尔衮死后，大学士刚林、祁充格皆被杀，唯谭泰出任吏部满族尚书。

顺治八年（1651年）五月，陈名夏被御史张煊弹劾，谭泰「咆哮攘臂，力庇党人」。张煊反因诬告之罪被处死。

自此谭泰更纵恣，其妻弟岳尔多已承袭一等精奇尼哈番，为夺其族人法喀应袭一等阿思哈尼哈番而合并为三等侯；谭泰女弟之夫佟图赖，当时金砺驻防杭州，妄称员缺，以佟图赖为拟补。世祖自谭泰袒护陈名夏而构张煊，已对他厌恶。当年八月，世祖下诏责罚谭泰专横，命执捕谭泰付于狱中，纠集廷臣议罪。鳌拜复揭发谭泰依附多尔衮及营私擅政诸罪状，上报之事皆定案属实。王公大臣议诛杀谭泰及其子孙，世祖下命只诛谭泰，籍没他的家产，宽恕他的子孙牵连之罪。

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