In 1616, when Nurhachi ascended the throne as Khan in Hetuala, he set up four beyles, namely the Great Beyler Daishan, the second Beyler Amin, the third Beyler Mang Gurtai, and the fourth Beyler Huang Taiji. When Nurhachi, the founder of the Later Jin Kingdom, died, Huang Taiji succeeded to the position of Great Khan. But he presided over the court together with the other three princes, which is known as the period of the Four Great Baylors. They called Heshuo Baylor, "to discuss the affairs of the country together, and to put each official in his own right." Among the four, Huang Taiji ranked last, which does not mean that his status is low. In February of the sixth year of the Mandate of Heaven (1621), Nurhachi "ordered the four major bailes to be divided into six months, and all the machinery in the country was ordered to be in charge of the straight moon baillor." This shows that their status and power are equal.

First, the big Baylor

Dai Shan (1583-1648), a minister of the early Qing dynasty. The second son of Taizu Nurhachi. At the beginning of the Great Baylor, together with Amin, Mang Gurtai, and Huang Taiji, they were called the Four Great Baylors. Brave and good at fighting, there are many military exploits.

In the thirty-fifth year of Wanli (1607), he and his brother Chu Ying and Beile Shuerhaqi led the army to attack the people of Varkha in Feiyou City, defeated the Ula soldiers in Wujieyan, and beheaded Ula Belbokdo, and was given the name "Guying Baturu" for his merits.

Forty-one years (1613), from Nurhachi to destroy Ula.

Forty-four years later (1616), after the establishment of Jin, he was given the title of Heshuo Baylor.

In April of the third year of the Mandate of Heaven (1618), from Kefu Shuncheng, the Ming reinforcements were defeated. In four years, in the Battle of Salhu, he made many military exploits, and successively won Kaiyuan, Tieling, and defeated the Mongolian prison soldiers. August Kyehsi city. Six years, from breaking Shenyang and Liaoyang.

In the eleventh year (1626), he established Emperor Taiji as Khan with his sons.

In May of the first year of Tiancong (1627), he led the army to besiege Jinzhou and defeated the Ming reinforcements. In October of the third year, from the Emperor Taiji Zhengming, to the capital, Xia Liang Township. In five years, he besieged Dalinghe City, defeated 40,000 Ming troops, and captured Zhang Chun, the prison army.

Chongde (1643), Huang Taiji died, in August, and the king of Baylor supported the ancestor Fulin to the throne, with the Prince of Zheng Jierharang and the Prince of Rui Dolgon as auxiliary governors. Among the four major Baylors, Amin and Mang Gurtai were successively dismissed from the post of Big Baylor, but Dai Shan behaved well-behaved, swore loyalty to Huang Taiji, and lived a lifetime. In addition, Dai Shan killed his relatives in Shunzhi and killed the descendants of Shuotuo and Adali, who instigated Dolgon to establish himself as emperor, and was indeed loyal to the Qing court. Among the sons of Nurhachi, the Daishan line is still the most prominent. Of his 8 sons, 3 were made princes, 2 were made county kings, 1 was made Beizi, and 1 was made an auxiliary prince. Among the eight "iron hat kings" of the Qing Dynasty, the three generations of Daishan ancestors and grandsons accounted for 3, namely the first prince of Li of Daishan, the first king of Keqin County of his son Yue, and the first prince of Shuncheng County of his grandson Le Kedehun.

II. Two Baylors

Amin (1586-1640) was a minister in the early Qing Dynasty. He was the nephew of the Qing Emperor Nurhachi, and his father was Shuerhachi.

In 1608, he and Chu Ying conquered Wula.

Three years later, he again attacked Ula and defeated Buzhantai. Because of his bravery in battle and outstanding achievements, in the first year of the Mandate of Heaven, he was named Heshuo Baylor with Daishan, Mang Gurtai, and Huang Taiji, known as the "Four Great Baylors", and Amin was called the Second Baylor in order.

In 1619, he participated in the Battle of Salhu. Later, he went to Korea. In the following years, he went out several times to attack Mingjing. However, because of his unruliness, disobedience to orders, burning, killing and looting, he was imprisoned by Huang Taiji in 1630 and died of illness ten years later.

Three, three Baylor

Mang Gurtai (1587-1632) was a general in the early Qing Dynasty. He is the fifth son of the Qing Taizu Nurhachi, and he leads the blue flag. When he was young, he followed Nurhachi to conquer the Ula tribe, fought bravely and well, and connected six cities.

In the first year of the Mandate of Heaven (1616 AD), he was named Heshuo Baylor.

In 1619, he participated in the Battle of Salhu, first followed the Qing Taizu to annihilate the 60,000 troops led by the Ming general soldier Du Song in Salhu, and then went south to annihilate more than 40,000 people of Liu Ling's army.

In 1620, he was ordered to pursue the Ming army as far as the Hunhe River.

In 1626, he attacked the Khalkha Bahrain Department, led his troops to cross the river alone, and beheaded many prisoners. After Taizong ascended the throne, he attacked the Ming army several times and made many military exploits.

He died in 1632. After his death, he was found guilty of conspiracy and was posthumously knighted. and Amin, Daishan, and Huang Taiji are called the four great Baylors.

Fourth, four Baylor

Aixin Jueluo Huang Taiji was born on October 25 in the 20th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1592 AD). The eighth son of the Qing Taizu Nurhachi, and his mother was the Empress of Xiaoci Gao, Yehenara clan.

In the sixth year of Ming Qi (1626), he succeeded the Jin Khan in Shenyang. The following year, he changed his name to Yuan Tiancong. Internally, he vigorously promoted the reform of feudalism and strengthened the centralization of power; He conquered Mongolia and Korea one after another, and led troops to attack the Ming Dynasty many times, expanding the western border to Jinzhou and Ningyuan.

In April of the tenth year, he changed his name to Chongde, changed the name of the country to the Qing Dynasty, and officially called the emperor.

Date of birth and death: 1592-1643, died at the age of 52, reigned for 17 years.

Nickname: Ying Tianxing, Guohongde, Zhangwukuan, Wenren, Shengrui, Xiaowen Emperor.

Tomb: Zhaoling (Shenyang Beiling)

Temple number: Taizong.