Hong Taiji (28November 159221 September1643), sometimes written as
Huang Taiji and also referred to as
Abahai in Western literature, was an
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 his people from
Jurchen to
Manchu in 1635, as well as that of the dynasty from Later Jin to Qing in 1636. The Qing dynasty lasted until 1912.