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Hong Taiji

1592 - 1643

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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 dynasty and the founding emperor of the Qing dynasty. He was responsible for consolidating the empire that his father Nurhaci had founded and laid the groundwork for the conquest of the Ming dynasty, although he died before this was accomplished. He was also responsible for changing the name of the Jurchens to "Manchu" in 1635, and changing the name of his dynasty from "Great Jin" to "Great Qing" in 1636. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hong Taiji is the 871st most popular politician (down from 609th in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from China (down from 45th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Chinese Politician.

Hong Taiji is most famous for conquering the Ming Dynasty and establishing the Qing Dynasty.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hong Taiji ranks 871 out of 19,576. Before him are Ante Pavelić, Sneferu, Boudica, Walter Ulbricht, Stanisław Leszczyński, and Nizam al-Mulk. After him are Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, Oscar I of Sweden, Sergey Lavrov, Władysław IV Vasa, Thutmose I, and Catiline.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1592, Hong Taiji ranks 2. Before him is John Amos Comenius. After him are Shah Jahan, Pierre Gassendi, Wilhelm Schickard, Gerard van Honthorst, George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, Jacques Callot, Peter Snayers, Gustav Horn, Count of Pori, Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Catalina de Erauso. Among people deceased in 1643, Hong Taiji ranks 3. Before him are Louis XIII of France, and Claudio Monteverdi. After him are Girolamo Frescobaldi, Sophia Brahe, Paul Guldin, François Duquesnoy, Giovanni Baglione, Hendrik Brouwer, Benedetto Castelli, Jean du Vergier de Hauranne, and Herman Wrangel.

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In China

Among people born in China, Hong Taiji ranks 51 out of 1,610. Before him are Emperor Gaozu of Han (-256), Lu Xun (1881), Mahmud al-Kashgari (1029), Nurhaci (1559), Yuan Shikai (1859), and Mozi (-470). After him are Gao Xingjian (1940), Emperor Gaozu of Tang (566), Shunzhi Emperor (1638), Li Ching-Yuen (1677), Han Fei (-280), and Sun Quan (182).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Hong Taiji ranks 27. Before him are Zhou Enlai (1898), Emperor Taizong of Tang (598), Emperor Wu of Han (-156), Emperor Gaozu of Han (-256), Nurhaci (1559), and Yuan Shikai (1859). After him are Emperor Gaozu of Tang (566), Shunzhi Emperor (1638), Sun Quan (182), Yongzheng Emperor (1678), Guangxu Emperor (1871), and Liu Shaoqi (1898).

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