He was the twelfth son of Nurhaci, a prominent Jurchen chieftain who united the Jurchen tribes into the Manchu people and founded the Lady Abahai (later Empress Xiao Lie Wu).
He was the twelfth son of Nurhaci, a prominent Jurchen chieftain who united the Jurchen tribes into the Manchu people and founded the Qing Dynasty. His mother was the Lady Abahai (later Empress Xiao Lie Wu).