Nurhaci 努尔哈赤
（重定向自Nurhachi）
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![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.](/Images/godic/202501/30/Minggunbattle5902.jpg")
![Nurhaci captured Liaoyang in 1621 and made it the capital of his empire until 1625.](/Images/godic/202501/30/Battle_of_Liaoyang16215902.jpg")
![In 1621, Nurhaci started the construction of a new palace for his Later Jin dynasty's capital in Mukden.](/Images/godic/202501/30/Mukden_palace_Dazheng_Hall5902.jpg")
Nurhaci (Manchu:ᠨᡠᡵᡤᠠᠴᡳ;Möllendorff: Nurgaci;Abkai: Nurgaqi; simplified Chinese:努尔哈赤; traditional Chinese:努爾哈赤; pinyin:Nǔ'ěrhāchì; alternatively Nurhachi; 21 February 1559 – 30 September 1626) was a Jurchen chieftain who rose to prominence in the late 16th century in Manchuria. Nurhaci was part of the Aisin Gioro clan, and reigned from 1616 to his death in September 1626.