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Empress Xiaoliewu, of the Ula-Nara clan, personal name Abahai, was a wife of Nurhaci.
Portrait of Empress Xiaoliewu in court dress, by anonymous painter
Nurhaci
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Nurhaci, also known by his temple name Emperor Taizu of Qing, was the founding khan of the Jurchen-led Later Jin dynasty.
Lady Abahai
…Empress Xiaoliewu (1590 – 1 October 1626), of the Ula-Nara clan, personal name Abahai, was a wife of Nurhaci. Abahai was erroneously identified with Hong Taiji, Nurhaci's eighth son and successor, in earlier sources…
17th century state portrait, currently in the collection of the Palace Museum
At the Battle of Sarhu Nurhaci defeated a four-pronged Chinese offensive intended to capture his capital of Hetu Ala by concentrating his forces in one column at a time.
Nurhaci captured Liaoyang in 1621 and made it the capital of his empire until 1625.
In 1621, Nurhaci started the construction of a new palace, the Mukden Palace, for his Later Jin dynasty's capital of Mukden (now Shenyang).