Nurhaci had four concubines in his lifetime, only the third concubine Meng Guzhezhe won the title of empress, and even his original Tong Jia clan was annihilated in the long river of history, as the original match of Nurhaci, where did Tong Jia go?
It is said that in the year when Nurhaci was ten years old, his mother Hitara died of an unfortunate illness, and subsequently, his father Takshi married a Fujin, that is, the Nara clan. This Nara clan was more mean and not very friendly to the Nurhaci brothers, and in desperation, Nurhaci and his brother Shulhazi had to leave home and live a life of wind and food.
At that time, Nurhaci was still young, and he could only make a living by going up the mountain to pick pine nuts and mushrooms, and changing money to the market. Once, Nurhaci encountered a big bear on the mountain, was injured by it, and happened to be saved by an old man, this old man, named Talmu Bayan, was a famous rich man in the Liaodong region, and he could be saved by him, which shows that Nurhaci had good luck.
After Nurhaci came to the Tong family, he was mainly responsible for the business of Zhang Luotong's family, and in the process of getting along, Talmu Bayan felt that Nurhaci was a very good young man and would definitely have a bright future in the future, so he took the initiative to marry his granddaughter Hahana Zaqing to him. When Nurhaci was eighteen, he was married to seventeen-year-old Hahana Zaqingxi, and of course, Nurhaci also had a new name: Tong Nurhaci.
That's right, Nurhaci was a door-to-door son-in-law.
It turns out that Nurhaci's marriage has helped him tremendously, and Harna Zaqing is not only a virtuous wife, but his mother's family has also given Nurhaci great help.
When Nurhaci was 25 years old, his grandfather Jue Chang'an and father TakShi were mistakenly killed by the Ming army, Nurhaci was furious and decided to raise an army, at this time, Hahana Zaqing supported her husband without hesitation, and handed over the thirteen pairs of armor of his mother's family to Nurhaci to raise troops.
At that time, Nurhaci's strength was still very weak, often chased and killed by the clan, once, Nurhaci encountered an enemy in the night, Hahana Zaqing was in a hurry, saying that he pretended to go to the toilet, let her husband Nurhaci cut the back road to kill the enemy back, and indeed successfully repelled the enemy.
In addition, Hahana Zaqing also gave birth to three children to Nurhaci, namely the eldest daughter Dongguo, the eldest son Chu Ying and the second son Daishan, all three of whom later became heroes. The eldest daughter Dongguo was married to the founding father He Heli, and the eldest son Chu Ying was made crown prince, but was later executed by Nurhaci due to discord with his brother and the five ministers. The second son, Daishan, was ranked first among the four Baylors and was once regarded as a strong candidate for his successor.
However, it is such a woman, the ending is confusing, she seems to have evaporated in the human world.
The last time Harna zaqing appeared in the historical records was in 1584, when Nurhaci attacked the city of Ongcolo and was injured, and Harnaza Qingyi took care of him inexplicably, after which Harna Zaqing was not heard. The following year, Nurhaci married his cousin Fuchagundai, which shows that Harna Zaqing must have died between 1584 and 1585.
However, it is reasonable to say that Hahana Zaqing was the original match of Nurhaci and made a significant contribution to Nurhaci's entrepreneurship, but Nurhaci and later The Emperor Taiji did not posthumously seal her after succeeding to the throne.
First, Nurhaci once had a disgraceful record of entering the Tong family, diluting the sense of existence of Hahana Zaqing, which played an important role in maintaining the face of the Qing Dynasty royal family, so Hahana Zaqing did not receive a posthumous title, and her title of Yuan Concubine was only a title given to her by posterity.
Second, Emperor Taiji called himself empress dowager, and only posthumously named his birth mother Menggu Zhezhe as Empress Xiaocigao, and did not show any expression to the other three concubines of Nurhaci, and it was clear that Emperor Taiji's move was intended to elevate his origins and show the authority and legitimacy of his throne.
References: Draft History of the Qing Dynasty, Old Manchu Archives, Records of Manchuria