Sixth Daughter Of Nurhaci

The Sixth Daughter of Emperor Qing Taizu was born in 1600 and died in 1646; her name is not recorded. Her mother was the concubine Jia Mu Horqu Jirgalang. She was related by blood to brothers and sisters such as Babutai, Mukush, Babu Hai, and the Fifth Imperial Daughter. In 1613 (the 41st year of Wanli), she was married to Su Nai of the Hehenala clan, a son of the same clan as Empress Xiao Cihou. After marriage, she was not granted a formal title; according to customs at the time, she could be addressed as a Gege (big sister).

In the sixth year of Tiancong (1632), Emperor Taiji bestowed gifts upon his sisters after his military campaign, but she was not among those granted titles at that time. In the first year of Chongde (1636), Emperor Taiji officially bestowed titles upon his sisters, and Zasag Gege was titled as a Princess Zasag. She was one of the two surviving imperial sisters at that time, along with her half-sister, the Seventh Imperial Daughter. Since their names are not recorded, it is difficult to determine whether Zongdai Gege was her own name.

In September of the third year of Shunzhi (1646), the Sixth Imperial Daughter passed away at the age of 47. Her husband’s son, Su Kexaha, later became one of the top four powerful ministers under Kangxi, but was executed by Aobai. Seven of Su Kexaha’s grandchildren were also executed, and relatives of his family were purged as well. These events are related to the political turmoil of that period.

On December 2, of the third year of Qianlong (1738), Surlai, a third-rank Imperial Guard, reported that the great-grandmother was the sixth daughter of Nurhaci, requesting to posthumously honor her as Hexu (Heshu) Princess. The Qianlong Emperor consented and ordered her burial arrangements to follow the example of Heshu Princess. This indicates that after her death, she was posthumously honored with the title Heshu (Heshu) Princess.