Fuman (; ; died 1542) was Chieftain of the

Jianzhou Jurchens The Jianzhou Jurchens () were one of the three major groups of Jurchens as identified by the Ming dynasty. Although the geographic location of the Jianzhou Jurchens changed throughout history, during the 14th century they were located south of t ...

and an ancestor of the future

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 ...

emperors. His father was

Sibeoci Fiyanggū Sibeoci Fiyanggū (;?Manchu Veritable Records Vol.1 died 1522), also called Shi Baoqi (石报奇), was Chieftain of the Jianzhou Jurchens. He held the position of Jianzhou Left Guard (建州左衛) from 1481 to 1522. After the Qing dynasty was es ...

. His family name was

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 ...

(愛新覺羅).

History

Fuman was the great-grandfather of Nurhaci, who would reorganise and unite various Jurchen tribes. He lived in Hetuela or

Hetu Ala Hetu Ala ( zh, 赫圖阿拉城; Manchu:) was the first capital of the Later Jin (1616–1636) state, the predecessor of the Qing dynasty of China. It was the capital from 1616 to 1622. It was renamed to Xingjing ( zh, 興京) in 1634. The site of H ...

(赫圖阿拉). From 1522 to 1542, he was governor, known as Dudu Fuman, of the Dudu Jianzhou Left Guard (建州左衛), a post also held and established by his paternal grandfather and father

. After Fuman died in 1542, he was buried in Hetuela's old city, also known as Xingjing (興京). In 1636,

Huang Taiji Hong Taiji (28 November 1592 – 21 September 1643), also rendered as Huang Taiji and sometimes referred to as Abahai in Western literature, also known by his temple name as the Emperor Taizong of Qing, was the second khan of the Later Jin ...

established the Qing dynasty and posthumously honored Fuman as King of Qing (慶王); in 1648, he was given the

posthumous name A posthumous name is an honorary name given mostly to the notable dead in East Asian culture. It is predominantly practiced in East Asian countries such as China, Korea, Vietnam, Japan, and Thailand. Reflecting on the person's accomplishments or ...

Emperor Zhi (直皇帝) and

temple name Temple names are posthumous titles accorded to monarchs of the Sinosphere for the purpose of ancestor worship. The practice of honoring monarchs with temple names began during the Shang dynasty in China and had since been adopted by other dynas ...

Xingzu (興祖). The three ancestors, Qing Zhaozu,

Jingzu Jingzu may refer to: *Gin people (), descendants of ethnic Vietnamese (Kinh) in China * Ancestor veneration in China () Temple name *Wugunai (1021–1074), Jurchen chieftain who was honored as Jingzong in the Jin dynasty *Giocangga Giocangga (Ma ...

and Xianzu, were buried in Xingjing. In 1659, Fuman was buried and paid respect at the Yong Mausoleum ( 清永陵).

Children

# Desikū (; 德世庫) # Liocan (; 瑠闡), also called Liu Chan ( 劉闡) # Soocangga (; 索長阿) # Giocangga (; 覺昌安), ancestor of Nurhaci # Boolangga (; 包朗阿) # Boosi (; 寶實) Jurchens in Ming dynasty Year of birth unknown 1542 deaths {{noble-stub