Emperor of China
Hong Taiji was reluctant to become Emperor of China. However, Han Chinese officials Ning Wanwo, Fan Wencheng, Ma Guozhu, Zu Kefa, Shen Peirui, and Zhang Wenheng urged him to declare himself as Emperor of China. On 14 May 1636, he accepted this advice, changing the name of his regime from the Later Jin (后金) to the Qing dynasty (清朝), and enthroning himself as Emperor of China in an elaborate Confucian ceremony.