本名的争议

皇太极也以洪太极、黄台吉等名字在明末清初的文献中出现。现代学者多认为皇太极并非其真实名字，而仅仅是其称号，来源于蒙古贵族的称号「浑台吉」。

而皇太极的本名众说纷纭。俄罗斯汉学家G.V.戈尔斯基认为「皇太极」的本名是「阿巴海」（Abakhai）。此说曾一度被西方学界广泛接受，但这个名字并没有在当时的汉文和满文文献中登场，因此被认为是错误的；很有可能系其称号「天聪汗」的误解。

在明代陈仁锡的《山海纪闻》里，皇太极以「喝竿」的名字出现；而在《朝鲜王朝实录·仁祖实录》中，皇太极以「黑还勃烈」的名字登场。

人物生平

早年

皇太极于明神宗万历二十年（1592年）十月廿五申时出生，是努尔哈赤第八子。母亲孟古哲哲是父亲努尔哈赤的众福晋（一夫多妻多妾制下的妻子）之一，亦是叶赫贝勒纳林布禄的妹妹。1603年秋，孟古哲哲生病，想要见她娘家母亲一面，努尔哈赤派人去通知这事情，纳林布禄没有同意，九月孟古哲哲去世，皇太极时年12岁。努尔哈赤曾称皇太极为「为父我之爱妻所生之唯一之后嗣」，故不胜爱悯。皇太极当了大汗后，尊奉孟古哲哲为孝慈高皇后。

万历三十七年（1609年），他的一位福晋乌拉那拉氏生下了他的第一个孩子——长子豪格。天命元年（1616年），后金建国。皇太极亦积极参予政事，成为旗主，受封贝勒，是为四大贝勒之一。

天命十一年（1626年）正月，努尔哈赤在宁远之战中，攻而未克，皇太极亲临战场，目睹了八旗军最惨痛的一败。天命十一年（1626年）八月十一日，努尔哈赤病死。皇太极随即继承汗位。

继位

天命十一年（1626年）八月十一日，自清太祖努尔哈赤废掉太子褚英后，不再立太子，而是以四大贝勒代之，据记载四大贝勒是：大贝勒代善、二贝勒阿敏、三贝勒莽古尔泰、四贝勒皇太极。

据《太宗文皇帝实录》记载：岳托、萨哈廉，告曰：「国不可一日无君，宜早定大计，四大贝勒才德冠世，深契先帝努尔哈赤圣心，众皆悦服，当速继大位」。

中国学界对其继位有两种主流说法，一是，按努尔哈赤的遗愿，由八旗旗主（八固山）等人在八月十二日会议上共同拥立，成为新汗王。当时，其侄子岳托和萨哈廉在努尔哈赤逝世后，连夜会动员父亲代善在会上举荐。于是在八月十二日，八旗旗主大贝勒和诸贝勒共计15人参与的会议上，四大贝勒之一皇太极顺利地被推荐立为新君。

二是，根据朝鲜人李肯翊《燃藜室记述》在个人记载提到，努尔哈赤曾想传位于皇太极之弟多尔衮。因多尔衮年幼，代善「以为嫌迫」而拥立皇太极继位。即后来，多尔衮摄政时所称，皇太极「之位，原系夺立」。又指多尔衮之母、大福晋阿巴亥为努尔哈赤殉葬一事，系诸贝勒为夺位所逼。

同时因史料缺乏，学界将后金社会的一夫多妻多妾制等同于汉族社会的一夫一妻多妾制，两者差异被混淆。由于母亲孟古哲哲被误归为妾室，他亦被误认为庶子，指其继位是在嫡长子继承制下的以庶嗣统，以庶夺嫡。

称汗与新政

皇太极继承大汗位置后与其他三位亲王一同主持朝政，被称为四大贝勒时期。大贝勒礼亲王代善，二贝勒阿敏、三贝勒莽古尔泰、四贝勒皇太极。统称为「四大贝勒」。

1627年，皇太极亲率大军发起宁锦之战，再次大败。他决定绕过关宁锦防线在明朝北方开辟第二战线。自1629年起多次入塞伐明。在第一次伐明中，他诱使明思宗处死袁崇焕，又仿制红衣（夷）大炮，并建立现代化炮兵部队——重军。皇太极在世时期，将都城渖阳改名「盛京」。

改国号大清

1635年，皇太极打败林丹汗，令其遁逃至大草滩（今甘肃境），取得传国玉玺（原为元朝所有）。漠南蒙古各部向后金臣服，为其上尊号博格达汗。后金的第二代大汗崇德元年四月十一乙酉日（1636年5月15日），皇太极改国号为「大清」，改元崇德，皇太极是1637年，皇太极率军亲自征讨不服从后金统治的朝鲜，迫使朝鲜向其臣服；从此朝鲜成为清朝的藩属。此后，朝鲜的亲明派势力被铲除，大清开始专心进攻明朝。

崇德六年即崇祯十四年（1641年）七月，带病急援松锦之战，史载「上行急，鼻衄不止，承以椀」，马不停蹄，昼夜兼行五百馀里。在松山大败明军，生俘洪承畴，并且令其投降，大大打击了明军的士气。《清太宗实录》记载：「是役也，计斩杀敌众五万三千七百八十三，获马七千四百四十匹、骆驼六十六、甲胄九千三百四十六副。明兵自杏山，南至塔山，赴海死者甚众，所弃马匹、甲胄以数万计。海中浮尸漂荡，多如雁鹜。」此役为后来清朝灭明徵服天下立下基础。《清史稿·太宗本纪》评价：「允文允武，内修政事，外勤讨伐，用兵如神，所向有功。」

逝世

崇德八年八月初九日（1643年9月21日）晚间十点皇太极崩逝于渖阳故宫清宁宫东暖阁内，享年五十岁。安葬于渖阳清昭陵（今渖阳市北陵公园北）。由于死前未立继承人，其弟睿亲王多尔衮与长子豪格争位不下，彼此陈兵示威。最终多尔衮独排众议，拥立庄妃的六岁儿子福临，是为清世祖，改元顺治。

后来顺治帝諡皇太极为文皇帝，庙号太宗，统称太宗文皇帝（ᡨᠠᡳᡯᡠᠩ ᡤᡝᠩᡤᡳᠶᡝᠨ ᡧᡠ ᡥᡡᠸᠠᠩᡩᡳ|v=taidzung genggiyen šu hūwangdi|a=taizung genggiyen xu hvwangdi）。

皇太极在一方面重用投奔后金的汉族官员为自己的智囊团；而在另一方面，皇太极多次强调国语骑射，是防止满洲人受到「服汉人衣冠，尽忘本国语言」薰染（《清太宗实录》卷三四 崇德二年四月丁酉），危及满洲民族政权的长远存在；为此，皇太极反覆告戒满洲贵族，应恪守满洲衣冠和善于骑射的风俗习惯云云，还多次下「上谕」强调这一点。

家族

后妃

子女

皇太极生有11子14女。改嫁于他的林丹汗遗孀康惠淑妃和懿靖大贵妃又各抚养一位蒙古女，或认为是林丹汗之女。

子

女

• 除亲生女儿外，有一位养女——和硕公主。

影视形象

注释

Names and titles

It is unclear whether "Hong Taiji" was a title or a personal name. Written Hong taiji in Manchu, it was borrowed from the Mongolian title Khong Tayiji. That Mongolian term was itself derived from the Chinese huang taizi 皇太子 ("crown prince", "imperial prince"), but in Mongolian it meant, among other things, something like "respected son". Alternatively, historian Pamela Crossley argues that "Hung Taiji" was a title "of Mongolian inspiration" derived from hung, a word that appeared in other Mongolian titles at the time. Early seventeenth-century Chinese and Korean sources rendered his name as "Hong Taiji". The modern Chinese rendering "Huang Taiji", which uses the character huang ("imperial"), misleadingly implies that Hong Taiji once held the title of "imperial prince" or heir apparent, even though his father and predecessor Nurhaci never designated a successor.

"Hong Taiji" was very rarely used in Manchu sources, because they observed a taboo on the personal names of emperors. In redacted documents, Hong Taiji was simply called the "Fourth Beile" or "fourth prince" (duici beile), indicating that he was the fourth ranked among the eight beile Nurhaci had designated from among his sons. However, an archival document rediscovered in 1996 and recounting events from 1621 calls him "Hong Taiji" in a discussion concerning the possible naming of Nurhaci's heir apparent, a title that the document refers to as taise. Tatiana Pang and Giovanni Stary, two specialists of early Manchu history, consider this document as "further evidence" that Hong Taiji was his real name, "not being at all connected with the Chinese title huang taizi". Historian Mark Elliott views this as persuasive evidence that Hong Taiji was not a title, but a personal name.

Western scholars used to refer to Hong Taiji as "Abahai", but this appellation is now considered mistaken. Hong Taiji was never mentioned under this name in Manchu and Chinese sources; it was a mistake first made by Russian clergyman G.V. Gorsky and later repeated by sinologists starting in the early twentieth century. Giovanni Stary states that this name may have originated by confusing "Abkai" with Abkai sure, which was Hong Taiji's era name in the Manchu language. Though "Abahai" is indeed "unattested in Manchu sources", it might also have derived from the Mongol word Abaġai, an honorary name given to the younger sons of hereditary monarchs. According to another view, Hong Taiji was mistakenly referred to as Abahai as a result of a confusion with the name of Nurhaci's main consort Lady Abahai.

Hong Taiji was the second Khan of the Later Jin and then Emperor of the Qing dynasty, after he changed its name. His title as Great Khan was Bogd Sécén Khaan (Manchu: Gosin Onco Hūwaliyasun Enduringge Han). His reign names, which were used in his lifetime to record dates, were Tiancong ("heavenly wisdom"; Manchu: Abka-i sure) from 1627 to 1636, and Chongde ("lofty virtue"; Manchu: Wesihun erdemungge, Mongolian: Degedü Erdemtü) from 1636 to 1643.

Hong Taiji's temple name, by which he was worshipped at the Imperial Ancestral Temple, was Taizong 太宗, the name that was conventionally given to the second emperor of a dynasty. His posthumous name, which was chosen to reflect his style of rule, was "Wen Huangdi" (Manchu: šu hūwangdi), which means "the culturing emperor" or "the emperor of letters".

Consolidation of power

Hong Taiji was the eighth son of Nurhaci, whom he succeeded as the second ruler of the Later Jin dynasty in 1626. Although it was always thought of as gossip, he was said to be involved in the suicide of Prince Dorgon's mother, Lady Abahai in order to block the succession of his younger brother. This is speculated because at the time of Nurhaci's death, there were four Lords/Beile with Hong Taiji as the lowest rank, but also the most fit one. Originally, at the end of Nurhaci's reign, Hong Taiji got hold of the two White Banners, but after Lady Abahai's death, he switched his two banners with Dorgon and Dodo's two Yellow banners (Nurhaci gave his two Yellow Banners to the two). In the end, Hong Taiji had control over the two strongest/highest class banners- the Plain and Bordered Yellow Banners and the most influence. From there, he slowly got rid of his competitor's powers. Later, he would also receive the Plain Blue Banner from his fifth brother Manggūltai, which was the third strongest banner. Those three banners would officially become the Upper Three Banners during the early part of the Qing dynasty.

Ethnic policies

During his reign, Hong Taiji started recruitment of Han ethnicity officials. After a 1623 revolt, Nurhaci came to mistrust his Nikan (Manchu: , means "Han people") followers so Hong Taiji began their assimilation into the country and government.

A mass marriage of Han Chinese officers and officials to Manchu women numbering 1,000 couples was arranged by Prince Yoto and Hong Taiji in 1632 to promote harmony between the two ethnic groups.

It is the predecessor of Mongol Yamen ( 蒙古衙门, monggo jurgan) which was established for indirect government of Inner Mongolia after the Mongols were conquered by Hong Taiji. In 1638 it was renamed to Lifanyuan. Initially, the ministerial affairs were settled, while vice-ministers were set up as vice-ministers.

Expansion

He continued the expansion of the state in the region later known as Manchuria, pushing deeper into Mongolia and raiding Korea and Ming China. His personal military abilities were widely praised and he effectively developed the military-civil administration known as the Eight Banners or Banner system. This system was well-suited to accept the different peoples, primarily Chinese and Mongols, who joined the Manchu state either following negotiated agreements or military defeat.

Although Hong Taiji patronized Tibetan Buddhism in public, in private he disdained the Buddhist belief of the Mongols and thought it was destructive of Mongol identity. He is quoted to have said that, "The Mongolian princes are abandoning the Mongolian language; their names are all in imitation of the lamas." The Manchus themselves such as Hong Taiji did not personally believe in Tibetan Buddhism and few wanted to convert. Hong Taiji described some Tibetan Buddhist lamas as "incorrigibles" and "liars", but still patronized Buddhism in order to harness the Tibetans' and Mongols' belief in the religion.

Hong Taiji started his conquest by subduing the potent Ming ally in Korea. February 1627 his forces crossed the Yalu River which had frozen. In 1628, he attempted to invade China, but was defeated by Yuan Chonghuan and his use of artillery. During the next five years, Hong Taiji spent resources in training his artillery to offset the strength of the Ming artillery.

Hong Taiji upgraded the weapons of the Empire. He realized the advantage of the Red Cannons and later also bought the Red Cannons into the army. Though the Ming dynasty still had more cannons, Hong Taiji now possessed the cannons of equal might and Asia's strongest cavalry. Also during this time, he sent several probing raids into northern China which were defeated. First attack went through the Jehol Pass, then in 1632 and 1634 he sent raids into Shanxi.

In 1636, Hong Taiji invaded Joseon Korea (see the Second Manchu invasion of Korea), as the latter did not accept that Hong Taiji had become emperor and refused to assist in operations against the Ming. With the Joseon dynasty surrendered in 1637, Hong Taiji succeeded in making them cut off relations with the Ming dynasty and force them to submit as tributary state of the Qing Empire. Also during this period, Hong Taiji took over Inner Mongolia in three major wars, each of them victorious. From 1636 until 1644, he sent 4 major expeditions into the Amur region. In 1640 he completed the conquest of the Evenks, when he defeated and captured their leader Bombogor. By 1644, the entire region was under his control.

Huang Taji's plan at first was to make a deal with the Ming dynasty. If the Ming was willing to give support and money that would be beneficial to the Qing's economy, the Qing in exchange would not only be willing to not attack the borders, but also admit itself as a country one level lower than the Ming dynasty; however, since Ming court officials were reminded of the deal that preceded the Song dynasty's wars with the Jin Empire, the Ming refused the exchange. Huang Taiji rejected the comparison, saying that, "Neither is your Ming ruler a descendant of the Song nor are we heir to the Jin. That was another time." Hong Taiji had not wanted to conquer the Ming. The Ming's refusal ultimately led him to take the offensive. The people who first encouraged him to invade China were his Han Chinese advisors Fan Wencheng, Ma Guozhu, and Ning Wanwo. Hong Taiji recognized that the Manchus needed Han Chinese defectors in order to assist in the conquest of the Ming, and thus explained to other Manchus why he also needed to be lenient to recent defectors like Ming general Hong Chengchou, who surrendered to the Qing in 1642.

Government

When Hong Taiji came into power, the military was composed of entirely Mongol and Manchu companies. By 1636, Hong Taiji created the first of many Chinese companies. Before the conquest of China, the number of companies organized by him and his successor was 278 Manchu, 120 Mongol, and 165 Chinese. By the time of Hong Taiji's death there were more Chinese than Manchus and he had realized the need for there to be control exerted whilst getting approval from the Chinese majority. Not only did he incorporate the Chinese into the military, but also into the government. The Council of Deliberative Officials was formed as the highest level of policy-making and was composed entirely of Manchu. However, Hong Taiji adopted from the Ming such institutions as the Six Ministries, the Censorate and others. Each of these lower ministries was headed by a Manchu prince, but had four presidents: two were Manchu, one was Mongol, and one was Chinese. This basic framework remained, even though the details fluctuated over time, for some time.

The change from Jin to Qing

In 1635, Hong Taiji changed the name of his people from Jurchen (Manchu: 15px jušen) to Manchu, or 15px manju in the Manchu language. The original meaning of Manju is not known and so the reasons for its adoption remain opaque. There are many theories as to the reason for the choice of name but two of the most commonly cited are its sounding similar to the Manchu word for "brave" and a possible connection with the Bodhisattva Manjusri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom, of whom Nurhaci claimed to be an incarnation.

The dynastic name Later Jin was a direct reference to the Jin dynasty founded by the Jurchen people, who ruled northern China from 1115 to 1234. As such, the name was likely to be viewed as closely tied to the Jurchens and would perhaps evoke hostility from Chinese who viewed the Song dynasty, rival state to the Jin, as the legitimate rulers of China at that time. Hong Taiji's ambition was to conquer China proper and overthrow the Ming dynasty, and to do that required not only a powerful military force but also an effective bureaucratic administration. For this, he used the obvious model, that of the Ming government, and recruited Ming officials to his cause. If the name of Later Jin would prove an impediment to his goal among many Chinese, then it was not too much to change it. At the same time, Hong Taiji conquered the territory north of Shanhai pass by Ming Dynasty and Ligdan Khan in Inner Mongolia. He won one of the Yuan Dynasty's imperial jade seal (Chinese: 制诰之宝) and a golden Buddha called "Mahakala". In April 1636, Mongol nobility of Inner Mongolia, Manchu nobility and the Han mandarin held the Kurultai in Shenyang, recommended khan of Later Jin to be the emperor of Great Qing empire. Russian archive contains translations of the 1636 year Hong Taiji decree with the provision that after the fall of the Qing dynasty Mongols will return to their previous laws, i.e. independence Whatever the precise motivation, Hong Taiji proclaimed the establishment of the Qing dynasty and also changed his era name to Chóngdé in 1636. The reasons for the choice of Qing as the new name are likewise unclear, although it has been speculated that the sound – Jin and Qing are pronounced similarly in Manchu – or wuxing theory – traditional ideas held that fire, associated with the character for Ming, was overcome by water, associated with the character for Qing – may have influenced the choice. Another possible reason may be that Hong Taiji changed the name of the dynasty from (Later) Jin to Qing in 1636 because of internecine fraternal struggle and skirmish between brothers and half brothers for the throne.

According to Taoist philosophy,

the name Jin has the meaning of metal and fire in its constituent,

thereby igniting the tempers of the brothers of the Manchu Royal household into open conflicts and wars.

Hong Taiji therefore adopted the new name of Great Qing (大清), the Chinese character of which has the water symbol strokes on its left hand side. The name, which means clear and transparent, with its water symbol was hoped to put out the feud among the brothers of the Manchu Royal household.

Hongtaiji claimed that the progenitor of his Aisin Gioro clan, Bukūri Yongšon (布库里雍顺), was conceived from a virgin birth. According to the legend, three heavenly maidens, namely Enggulen (恩古伦), Jenggulen (正古伦) and Fekulen (佛库伦), were bathing at a lake called Bulhūri Omo near the Changbai Mountains. A magpie dropped a piece of red fruit near Fekulen, who ate it. She then became pregnant with Bukūri Yongšon. However, another older version of the story by the Hurha (Hurka) tribe member Muksike recorded in 1635 contradicts Hongtaiji's version on location, claiming that it was in Heilongjiang province close to the Amur river at Bukuri mountain where Bulhuri lake was located where the "heavenly maidens" took their bath. This was recorded in the Jiu Manzhou Dang and his much shorter and simpler in addition to being older. This is believed to be the original version and Hongtaiji changed it to Changbai mountain. It shows that the Aisin Gioro clan originated in the Amur area and the Heje (Hezhen) and other Amur valley Jurchen tribes had an oral version of the same tale. It also fits with Jurchen history since some ancestors of the Manchus originated north before the 14th-15th centuries in the Amur and only later moved south.

The banners status

Before Hong Taiji was emperor, he controlled the two White banners. Upon Nurhaci's death, Hong Taiji immediately switched his two White Banners with Nurhaci's two Yellow Banners, which should have been passed on to Dorgon and his brothers. As emperor, he was the holder of three banners out of eight. He controlled the Upper Three Banners or the Elite banners which at the time were the Plain/Bordered Yellow Banners and Plain Blue Banner. Later the Plain Blue Banner was switched by Dorgon to the Plain White Banner as the third Elite Banner. At the end of his reign, Hong Taiji gave the two Yellow Banners to his eldest son Hooge. Daisan, who was the second son of Nurhaci, and his son controlled the two Red Banners. Dorgon and his two brothers controlled the two White Banners and Šurhaci's son Jirgalang controlled the remaining Bordered Blue Banner.

Death and succession

Hong Taiji died on 21 September 1643 just as the Qing was preparing to attack Shanhai Pass, the last Ming fortification guarding access to the north China plains. Because he died without having named an heir, the Qing state now faced a succession crisis. The Deliberative Council of Princes and Ministers debated on whether to grant the throne to Hong Taiji's half-brother Dorgon a proven military leader or to Hong Taiji's eldest son Hooge. As a compromise, Hong Taiji's five-year-old ninth son Fulin was chosen, while Dorgon alongside Nurhaci's nephew Jirgalang was given the title of "prince regent". Fulin was officially crowned emperor of the Qing dynasty on 8 October 1643 and it was decided that he would reign under the era name "Shunzhi." A few months later, Qing armies led by Dorgon seized Beijing, and the young Shunzhi Emperor became the first Qing emperor to rule from that new capital. That the Qing state succeeded not only in conquering China but also in establishing a capable administration was due in large measure to the foresight and policies of Hong Taiji. His body was buried in Zhaoling, located in northern Shenyang.

Legacy

As the emperor, he is commonly recognized as having abilities similar to the best emperors such as Yongle, Emperor Taizong of Tang because of his effective rule, effective use of talent, and effective warring skills. According to half historian and half writer Jin Yong, Hong Taiji had the broad and wise views of Qin Shi Huang, Emperor Gaozu of Han, Emperor Guangwu of Han, Emperor Wen of Sui, Emperor Taizong of Tang, Emperor Taizu of Song, Kublai Khan, the Hongwu Emperor, and the Yongle Emperor. His political abilities were paralleled only by Genghis Khan, Emperor Taizong of Tang, and Emperor Guangwu of Han. In this sense, Hong Taiji is considered by some historians as the true first emperor for the Qing dynasty. Some historians suspect Hong Taiji was overall underrated and overlooked as a great emperor because he was a Manchu.

Family

Consorts and Issue:

• Primary consort, of the Niohuru clan (元妃 钮祜禄氏; 1593–1612)

　• Lobohoi (洛博会; 1611–1617), third son

• Primary consort, of the Ula Nara clan (继妃 乌拉那拉氏)

　• Hooge, Prince Suwu of the First Rank (肃武亲王 豪格; 16 April 1609 – 4 May 1648), first son

　• Loge (洛格; 1611 – November/December 1621), second son

　• Princess Aohan of the First Rank (敖汉固伦公主; 3 April 1621 – 1654), first daughter

　　• Married Bandi (班第; d. 1647) of the Aohan Borjigit clan on 25 May 1633

• Empress Xiao Duan Wen of the Khorchin Borjigit clan (孝端文皇后 博尔济吉特氏; 31 May 1599 – 28 May 1649), personal name Jerjer (哲哲)皇后..皇太后

　• Princess Wenzhuang of the First Rank (固伦温庄公主; 1625–1663), personal name Makata (马喀塔), second daughter

　　• Married Ejei (d. 1641) of the Chahar Borjigit clan on 16 February 1636

　　• Married Abunai (阿布奈; 1635–1675) of the Chahar Borjigit clan in 1645, and had issue (two sons)

　• Princess Jingduan of the First Rank (固伦靖端公主; 2 August 1628 – June/July 1686), third daughter

　　• Married Kitad (奇塔特; d. 1653) of the Khorchin Borjigit clan in 1639

　• Princess Yong'an Duanzhen of the First Rank (固伦永安端贞公主; 7 October 1634 – February/March 1692), eighth daughter

　　• Married Bayasihulang (巴雅斯护朗) of the Khorchin Borjigit clan in 1645

• Consort Zhuang, of the Khorchin Borjigit clan (庄妃). Her posthumous name is Empress Xiao Zhuang Wen (孝庄文皇后 博尔济吉特氏; 28 March 1613 – 27 January 1688), personal name Bumbutai (布木布泰). She was an empress dowager during the reign of Shunzhi Emperor by title Empress Dowager Zhaosheng.庄妃..昭圣皇太后→昭圣太皇太后

　• Princess Yongmu of the First Rank (固伦雍穆公主; 31 January 1629 – February/March 1678), personal name Yatu (雅图), fourth daughter

　　• Married Birtakhar (弼尔塔哈尔; d. 1667) of the Khorchin Borjigit clan in 1641

　• Princess Shuhui of the First Rank (固伦淑慧公主; 2 March 1632 – 28 February 1700), personal name Atu (阿图), fifth daughter

　　• Married Suo'erha (索尔哈) of the Khalkha Borjigit clan in 1643

　　• Married Sabdan (色布腾; d. 1667) of the Barin Borjigit clan in 1648

　• Princess Shuzhe Duanxian of the First Rank (固伦淑哲端献公主; 16 December 1633 – 1648), seventh daughter

　　• Married Lamasi (喇玛思) of the Jarud Borjigit clan in 1645

　• Fulin, the Shunzhi Emperor (世祖 福临; 15 March 1638 – 5 February 1661), ninth son

• Primary consort Minhui, of the Khorchin Borjigit clan (敏惠元妃 博尔济吉特氏; 1609 – 22 October 1641), personal name Harjol (海兰珠)宸妃

　• Eighth son (27 August 1637 – 13 March 1638)

• Noble Consort Yijing, of the Abaga Borjigit clan (懿靖贵妃 博尔济吉特氏; d. 1674), personal name Namjung (娜木钟)贵妃..懿靖贵妃

　• Princess Duanshun of the First Rank (固伦端顺公主; 30 April 1636 – July/August 1650), 11th daughter

　　• Married Garma Sodnam (噶尔玛索诺木; d. 1663) of the Abaga Borjigit clan in December 1647 or January 1648

　• Bomubogor, Prince Xiangzhao of the First Rank (襄昭亲王 博穆博果尔; 20 January 1642 – 22 August 1656), 11th son

• Consort Kanghuishu, of the Abaga Borjigit clan (康惠淑妃 博尔济吉特氏), personal name Batmadzoo (巴特玛璪)淑妃..康惠淑妃

• Secondary consort, of the Yehe Nara clan (侧福晋 叶赫那拉氏)

　• Šose, Prince Chengzeyu of the First Rank (承泽裕亲王 硕塞; 17 January 1629 – 12 January 1655), fifth son

• Secondary consort, of the Jarud Borjigit clan (侧福晋 博尔济吉特氏)

　• Princess of the First Rank (固伦公主; 15 December 1633 – April/May 1649), sixth daughter

　　• Married Kuazha (夸札; d. 1649) of the Manchu Irgen Gioro clan in December 1644 or January 1645

　• Ninth daughter (5 November 1635 – April/May 1652)

　　• Married Hashang (哈尚; d. 1651) of the Mongol Borjigit clan in October/November 1648

• Mistress, of the Yanzha clan (颜扎氏)

　• Yebušu, Duke of the Second Rank (辅国公 叶布舒; 25 November 1627 – 23 October 1690), fourth son

• Mistress, of the Nara clan (那拉氏)

　• Lady of the Second Rank (县君; 1635 – August/September 1661), tenth daughter

　　• Married Huisai (辉塞; d. 1651) of the Manchu Gūwalgiya clan in September/October 1651

　• Gose, Duke Quehou of the First Rank (镇国悫厚公 高塞; 12 March 1637 – 5 September 1670), sixth son

　• 13th daughter (16 August 1638 – May/June 1657)

　　• Married Laha (拉哈) of the Manchu Gūwalgiya clan in March/April 1652

• Mistress, of the Sayin Noyan clan (赛音诺颜氏)

　• Lady of the Third Rank (乡君; 9 April 1637 – November/December 1678), 12th daughter

　　• Married Bandi (班迪; d. 1700) of the Mongol Borjigit clan in September/October 1651

• Mistress, of the Irgen Gioro clan (伊尔根觉罗氏)

　• Cangšu, Duke of the Second Rank (辅国公 常舒; 13 May 1637 – 13 February 1700), seventh son

• Mistress, of the Keyikelei clan (克伊克勒氏)

　• Toose, Duke of the Second Rank (辅国公 韬塞; 12 March 1639 – 23 March 1695), tenth son

• Mistress, of the Cilei clan (奇垒氏; d. 1645)

　• Princess Kechun of the Second Rank (和硕恪纯公主; 7 January 1642 – 1704), 14th daughter

　　• Married Wu Yingxiong (1634–1675) on 9 October 1653, and had issue (three sons, one daughter)

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