Abahai
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Lady Abahai (Manchu: 
; Chinese: 阿巴亥; pinyin: Ābāhài) or Empress Xiao Lie Wu (Chinese: 孝烈武皇后; pinyin: Xiàoliè Wǔ Huánghòu; 1590–1626) was Grand Consort of Manchu Khan Nurhaci of the Jin Dynasty. She was also the mother of Princes Dorgon, Dodo, and Ajige.
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[edit] Life
Abahai was the daughter of Prince Mantai of the Hulun-area Ula Nara tribe and granddaughter of Wangtai, Khan of the Hada. She married Nurhaci in 1602, when she was only twelve years old. After the death of Empress Xiaoci (the natural birth mother of Emperor Hung Taiji) in 1603, she was granted the title of Grand Consort (大妃, Dà Fēi). Abahai was forced to commit suicide by her stepsons, including Hung Taiji who thought that she might be a barrier to his succession. Abahai died in 1626, aged thirty-seven.
[edit] Imperial title
The posthumous title of Empress Xiaolie Wu was conferred on Abahai by her son Dorgon but was revoked after his death. The title in full was:
- "Empress Xiàoliè Gōng Mǐn Xiàn Zhé Rén Hé Zàn Tiān Lì Shèng Wǔ" (孝烈恭敏献哲仁和赞天俪圣武皇后)
[edit] Children
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- Ajige, the Prince Ying (英亲王阿济格)
- Dorgon, the Prince Rei Zhong (睿忠亲王多尔衮)
- Dodo, the Prince Yu Tong (豫通亲王多铎)
[edit] Succession
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| Preceded by Empress Xiao Ci Gao |
Empress of China 1603 - 1626 |
Succeeded by Borjigit, the Consort Chen |
[edit] Misidentification
Abahai was erroneously identified with Huang Taiji in earlier sources.
[edit] References
- Hummel, Arthur William, ed. Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period (1644-1912). 2 vols. Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1943.
