Later Jin (1616–1636)

Great Jin
ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ or ᠠᡳ᠌ᠰᡳᠨ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ
Khanate
1616–1636
Later Jin (后金) c. 1626 in light green
Capital		Hetu Ala; Tungking; Mukden
Languages		Jurchen (renamed Manchu after 1635), Mongolian, Chinese
Government		Absolute monarchy
Khan
•	1616-1626	Nurhaci
•	1626-1636	Hong Taiji
Historical era		Imperial era
•	Established	1616
•	Elevation to an Empire	1636
Preceded by Succeeded by Ming dynasty Northern Yuan Qing dynasty
Today part of		China

Later Jin (Manchu: ᠠᡳ᠌ᠰᡳᠨ
ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ; Möllendorff: Aisin Gurun; Abkai: Aisin Gurun; 1616–1636) was a khanate established by the Jurchen khan, Nurhaci in Manchuria during 1616-1636, and was the predecessor of the Qing dynasty. In 1616, Nurhaci declared himself to be the khan of the Jurchen nation and adopted the name of the former Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) for this newly established state, which is now usually called "Later Jin" (Chinese: ) by Chinese historians. The son of Nurhaci, Hong Taiji, after he conquered the last Khagan Ligdan Khan in Inner Mongolia, renamed this khanate as "Great Qing" (Manchu:ᡩᠠᡳ᠌ᠴᡳᠩ
ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ, tr. Daicing Gurun; Chinese: ), which later became a Chinese dynasty for nearly three centuries after its conquest of China proper. The Later Jin existed for 21 years and had been ruled by two khans.