Šurhaci; ) (1564- September 25, 1611), was a Jurchen leader, a member of the Aisin Gioro

Aisin Gioro

Aisin Gioro was the family name of the Manchu emperors of the Qing Dynasty. The House of Aisin Gioro ruled China until the Xinhai Revolution of 1911, which established a republican government in its place. The word aisin means gold in the Manchu language, and "gioro" is the name of the place in...

 clan, he was a younger brother of Nurhaci

Nurhaci

Nurhaci was an important Jurchen chieftain who rose to prominence in the late sixteenth century in what is today Northeastern China...

, the founder of the Later Jin Dynasty, of what would become the Qing Dynasty

Qing Dynasty

The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....

. Under the Ming

Ming Dynasty

The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...

 government he held the title of local chieftain (都指揮) in the Jianzhou

Jianzhou Jurchens

The Jianzhou Jurchens were a grouping of the Jurchens as identified by the Chinese of the Ming Dynasty. They were the southernmost group of the Jurchen people The Jianzhou Jurchens (Chinese:建州女真) were a grouping of the Jurchens as identified by the Chinese of the Ming Dynasty. They were the...

 district, and maintained relations with the Chinese authorities up to the beginning of 1607. In that year he joined Nurhaci in the campaign against Bujantai

Bujantai

Bujantai was a Jurchen beile of the Ula tribal confederation.Bujantai was descended from Nacibulu , the ancestor of the Nara lineages of Ula and Hada....

 and the Ula tribe, receiving the title of darhan baturu

Baturu

Baturu is a title from the Qing Dynasty for commanders and soldiers who fight bravely in a battlefield. In Manchu, baturu means warrior or brave. It is originally from the Mongolian word "baγatur" which has the same meaning....

. However as a result of disargreements with his brother over the conquest of the Hoifa and the killing of Hoifa's beile Baindari

Baindari

Baindari was a Jurchen beile of the Hoifa tribal confederation.He was a member of the Nara clan although his ancestors were originally members of the Ikderi clan and belonged originally to the Nimaca tribe on the banks of the Amur river. Migrating southward, they put themselves under the...

 in 1607, four years later was put to death at the order of Nurhaci. In 1653 he was posthumously given the rank of Cinwang and the posthumous name Zhuang (莊).
His second son, Amin

Amin (Qing Dynasty)

Amin was a Manchu noble and an important military and political leader in the early years of the Qing dynasty.-Family background:He was the second son of Nurhaci's younger brother Šurhaci of the Aisin Gioro clan....

, and the sixth, Jirgalang

Jirgalang

Jirgalang or Jirhalang , the sixth son of Nurhaci's younger brother Šurhaci of the Aisin Gioro clan, was a Manchu noble and an important military and political leader in the early years of the Qing dynasty. From 1638 to 1643, he took part in many military campaigns that helped bring down the fall...

 were the most distinguished of his offspring. Among Šurhaci's other descendants was Sushun

Sushun

Sushun ; Styled: Yuting was born in the Manchu Aisin-Gioro Clan as the sixth son of Ulgungga , the Prince Zheng....

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