Giocangga

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Giocangga (Manchu: ᡤᡳᠣᠴᠠᠩᡤᠠ; Chinese: 覺昌安; pinyin: Juéchāng'ān; 1526–1583) was the son of Fuman and the paternal grandfather of Nurhaci, the man who unified the Jurchen peoples and founded the Later Jin dynasty of China. Both he and his son Taksi attacked Atai's fort, which was being besieged by a rival Jurchen chieftain Nikan Wailan (ᠨᡳᡴᠠᠨ
ᠸᠠᡳᠯᠠᠨ; 尼堪外蘭 Níkān Wàilán), who promised the governance of the city to whoever would kill Atai. One of Atai's underlings rebelled and murdered him. Both Giocangga and Taksi were killed by Nikan Wailan under unclear circumstances. Giocangga, Taksi and Nikan were all under command of Li Chengliang.

Giocangga was accorded the temple name Jǐngzǔ (景祖) and the posthumous name Emperor Yi (翼皇帝) by the Qing dynasty.

In 2005, a study led by a researcher at the

1. Lidun Baturu (ᠯᡳᡩᡠᠨ
   ᠪᠠᡨᡠᡵᡠ; 禮敦巴圖魯 Lǐdūn Bātúlǔ)
2. Erguwen(ᡝᡵᡤᡠᠸᡝᠨ; 額爾袞 É'ěrgǔn)
3. Jaikan (ᠵᠠᡳᡴᠠᠨ; 界堪 Jièkān)
4. Taksi (ᡨᠠᡴᠰᡳ; 塔克世 Tǎkèshì)
5. Taca Fiyanggū (塔察ᡨᠠᠴᠠ
   ᡶᡳᠶᠠᠩᡤᡡ; 篇古 Tǎchá Piāngǔ)

References

External links

• Journals.uchicago.edu