Wukeshan

Wuke Shan, also rendered as Wuke Shan or Wu Keshan, born in (unknown year, details omitted) and died in 1665, was a member of the Borjigin clan, the son of the Beile Zaizan of the Khorchin banner, and grandson of Mangusi. He was the nephew of the Empress Dowager Xiaoduanwen, of the Minghui Gonghe and Yuan Fei, as well as the sister of Empress Xiaozhuang Wen; thus, he was the maternal uncle and father-in-law of Emperor Shunzhi. He was a 19th-generation descendant of Chinggis Khan’s younger brother, Hasar.

In 1625 (the 10th year of the Tianming reign), Wuke Shan sent his sister Bumbutai to become the consort of Huang Taiji, at that time known as the Taiji of the Khorchin banner. In 1634 (the 8th year of the Tiancong reign), he again sent his sister Hailanzhu to Shengjing to become an imperial consort to Huang Taiji; Chinese sources refer to him as "Uncle Wuke Shan." In 1636 (the first year of Chongde), Huang Taiji bestowed upon him the title of He Shuo Zhuo Li Ke Tu Qin Wang (a princely title). In 1641 (the sixth year of Chongde), Wuke Shan’s third son, Bile Tagar, married the fourth daughter of Huang Taiji, Gulan Yongmu Chang Gongzhu (a princess born to Bumbutai).

In 1651 (the 8th year of the Shunzhi reign), Wuke Shan personally sent his daughter, Borjigit, to the capital, where she married Emperor Shunzhi in a grand ceremony. This marriage made him the father-in-law of Shunzhi; he was also a key figure in the maternal genealogy of the Shunzhi Emperor. His role in political and military alliances was reflected through marriage ties among the early Qing nobility. He died in 1665, leaving records of his daughters and granddaughters by Bumbutai, along with their descendants.