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皇太極

简皇太极 · 繁皇太極

Mandarin · pinyin Huáng Tài jí

Hong Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤 Nǔ ěr hā chì, reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金 Hòu Jīn, then founded the Qing dynasty 大清 Dà Qīng and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor
posthumous name 清太宗 Qīng Tài zōng

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皇: huáng · royal, imperial; ruler, superior
太: tài · very, too, much; big; extreme
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极: jí · extreme, utmost, furthest, final

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2–4–2 · Huang2 Tai4 ji2

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Hong Taiji, a Qing dynasty emperor

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