Nurhachu (Nuerhachi，努爾哈赤)

In 1559, Nurhachu was born in a slaver family in Manchu, roughly today in Xinbing County of Liaoning Province. In 1583, by right of thirteen suits of armors inherited from his father, he established his own troops. He led his troops and members of his race fought in the area of Changbaishan Mountain and Heihe River, and experienced a lot. After more than 30 years. He united many tribes of Manchu. In 1616, he founded a country named Houjin（后金）. Since then his power became more and more strong, and begun to lay a strong foundation for establishment of Qing Dynasty. He was hurt seriously during the war with troops of Ming Dynasty under the leadership of General Yuan Chonghuan. He died in 1626 at the age of 68. He was buried in the east area of Shenyang. Publicly, people call his tomb Fuling(福陵).