Abatai (

Manchu The Manchus (; ) are a Tungusic East Asian ethnic group native to Manchuria in Northeast Asia. They are an officially recognized ethnic minority in China and the people from whom Manchuria derives its name. The Later Jin (1616–1636) and ...

; 27 July 1589 – 10 May 1646) was a

prince and military general of the early

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...

. Although an inconsistent and dissolute malcontent, he nevertheless showed considerable ability as a military leader and administrator.

Life

Abatai was born in the

Aisin Gioro The House of Aisin-Gioro was a Manchu clan that ruled the Later Jin dynasty (1616–1636), the Qing dynasty (1636–1912), and Manchukuo (1932–1945) in the history of China. Under the Ming dynasty, members of the Aisin Gioro clan served as c ...

clan, the imperial clan of the

, as part of the

Plain Blue Banner The Plain Blue Banner () was one of the Eight Banners of Manchu military and society during the Later Jin and Qing dynasty of China. Members * Li Yongfang * Abatai * Agui * Zhao Erfeng (Han) * Keying (official) * Imperial Noble Consort Gongsu ...

. He was the seventh son of

Nurhaci Nurhaci (14 May 1559 – 30 September 1626), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Taizu of Qing (), was a Jurchen chieftain who rose to prominence in the late 16th century in Manchuria. A member of the House of Aisin-Gioro, he reigned ...

, the

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of the Later Jin dynasty, the precursor of the Qing dynasty. His mother, who was from the Irgen Gioro (伊爾根覺羅) clan, was a concubine of Nurhaci. Abatai led Later Jin forces to attack the tribes of Weji in 1611 and those of

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in 1623. He was disciplined for abandoning his colleagues during a raid on territories of the

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in 1629. He was also held responsible for the loss of Yongping and other conquered Ming cities in 1629 and 1630. In 1631, Abatai was appointed to the Manchu Board of Works. He was reprimanded for incompetence at the siege of

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in 1633 but reformed his conduct, and with his younger half-brother

Ajige Ajige (Manchu:, Mölendroff: ajige; 28 August 1605 – 28 November 1651) was a Manchu prince and military general of the early Qing dynasty. He was born in the Aisin Gioro clan as the 12th son of Nurhaci, the khan of the Later Jin dynasty (th ...

, he reputedly fought and won 56 engagements. He was handsomely rewarded in 1636 for his achievements in battle. In 1641, Abatai was stripped of his ranks for withdrawing without permission during the siege of

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in 1641. He then led a raiding force into northern China, advancing into

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and

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from 1642 to 1643. In 1644, Abatai was granted the title " Prince Raoyu of the Second Rank" (饒餘郡王), and in the following year he was placed in command of the military in Shandong. He died in 1646.

Family

Primary Consort * Primary consort, of the

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clan (嫡福晉那拉氏) ** First daughter (1604–1629) *** Married

Li Yongfang Li Yongfang (; died 1634) was a Chinese general of the Ming dynasty and Qing dynasty known for defecting to the Qing dynasty, due to the Ming dynasty losing the city of Fushun in Liaoning to the Qing. Li Yongfang along with many other Han Chinese ...

(李永芳; d. 1634) in 1618 ** Princess of the Fourth Rank (縣主; 1605–1676), second daughter ** Šanggiyan, Prince Xianque of the Fourth Rank (賢愨貝子尚建; 27 October 1606 – 5 September 1630), first son ** Bohoto, Prince Wenliang of the Fourth Rank (溫良貝子博和讬; 17 February 1610 – 11 November 1648), second son ** Princess of the Fourth Rank (縣主; 1611–1648), third daughter ** Bolo, Prince Duanzhongding of the First Rank (端重定親王博洛; 23 April 1613 – 23 April 1652), third son ** Princess of the Fourth Rank (縣主; 1614–1669), fourth daughter ** Lady of the First Rank (郡君; 1617–1673), fifth daughter ** Sixth daughter (1620–1645) ** Princess of the Fourth Rank (縣主; 1621–1669) *** Married Chuo'erji (綽爾濟; d. 1670) of the Khorchin Borjigit clan, and had issue (

Empress Xiaohuizhang Empress Xiaohuizhang (5 November 1641 – 7 January 1718), of the Khorchin Mongol Borjigit clan, was the wife and second empress consort of Fulin, the Shunzhi Emperor. She was Empress consort of Qing from 1654 until her husband's death in 1661 ...

) ** Yolo, Prince Anhe of the First Rank (安和親王岳樂; 19 October 1625 – 15 March 1689), fourth son Secondary Consort * Secondary consort, of the Borjigit clan (側福晉博爾濟吉特氏) ** Kongguli (孔古理; 1 June 1639 – 13 February 1649), fifth son Concubine * Mistress, of the Mangnot clan (莽诺特氏) * Mistress, of the Gongginat clan (公吉纳特氏) * Mistress, of the Ulanghaigimot clan (乌亮海济摸特氏)

Ancestry

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Life

Family

Ancestry

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