Manggūltai (; ; 1587 – 11 January 1633) was a

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 ...

noble and an important military and political leader in the early years of the

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 ...

. He helped

Hong 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 ...

consolidate his power by handing over his

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 ...

to Taiji's. He died when he was 45 to 46 years old in 1633.

Family background

Manggūltai 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 as the fifth 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 founder of the Qing dynasty. His mother was one of Nurhaci's primary consorts, who was from the Fuca clan. He was an older half-brother of Nurhaci's successor,

Career

Nurhaci's reign

When Nurhaci assumed the title of Khan in 1616, Manggūltai was named one of the ''Four Senior Beile'', to assist Nurhaci's administration. The other three ''beile''s were

Daišan Daišan (Manchu: ; 19 August 1583 – 25 November 1648) was an influential Manchu prince and statesman of the Qing dynasty. Family background Daišan was born in the Manchu Aisin Gioro clan as the second son of Nurhaci, the founder of the ...

, Amin, and

. Starting in 1621, Manggūltai and the other three senior ''beile''s served as assistants to Nurhaci on a monthly rotational basis in directing state affairs of the

Later Jin Later Jin may refer to two states in imperial China: * Later Jin (Five Dynasties) (後晉; 936–947), one of the Five Dynasties * Later Jin (1616–1636) (後金; 1616–1636), precursor to the Qing dynasty See also * Jin (disambiguation) Jin ...

dynasty.

Hong Taiji's reign

After Nurhaci's death, Daišan used his influence to make the princes and generals to agree on Hong Taiji's accession as Khan. Although Hong Taiji had become Khan, Manggūltai, along with Daišan and Amin continued to take turns as assistant administrators until 1629, when Hong Taiji had begun to consolidate power. Manggūltai handed over the Plain Blue Banner to Hong Taiji, which was the third strongest banner. In this way, Hong Taiji slowly eliminated his competitor's powers.

Family

Primary Consort * First wife, of the

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clan (嫡福晉那拉氏) * Second wife, of the Hada Nara clan (繼妻哈達那拉氏) ** Maidali (邁達禮; 15 June 1603 – January/February 1634), first son ** ''Guanggu'' (廣顧; 22 August 1604 – 1606), second son ** Sahaliang (薩哈良; 21 March 1606 – 1642), third son ** Ebilun (額弼綸; b. 4 February 1609), fifth son ** Feiyanggutai (費揚古泰; b. 11 April 1610), sixth son ** ''Aketama'' (阿克塔瑪; 1620–1622), eighth son * Third wife, of an unknown clan (三娶妻) ** Shusong (舒鬆; 3 January 1624 – 1652), ninth son Concubine * Concubine, of an unknown clan (妾) ** Sadong'e (薩棟額; b. 1608), fourth son ** Sahana (薩哈納; b. 11 April 1614), seventh son

Ancestry

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Manggultai 1587 births 1633 deaths Nurhaci's sons Deliberative Princes and Ministers Manchu Plain Blue Bannermen