Oboi

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Oboi
Portrait of Oboi
Regent of the Qing dynasty
In office 1661–1669 Serving with Sonin, Ebilun, Suksaha
Monarch	Kangxi Emperor
Personal details
Born	c. 1610
Died	1669
Parent	Uici (father)
Relatives	Fiongdon (uncle)
Cabinet	Four Regents of the Kangxi Emperor
Clan name	Gūwalgiya
Posthumous name	Chaowu (超武)
Military service
Allegiance	Qing dynasty
Branch/service	Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner
Years of service	1637-1646
Battles/wars	Defeated Zhang Xianzhong

Oboi (Manchu: ᠣᠪᠣᡳ, Mölendorff: Oboi; simplified Chinese: 鳌拜; traditional Chinese: 鰲拜; pinyin: Áobài) (c. 1610^[1]–1669) was a prominent Manchu military commander and courtier who served in various military and administrative posts under three successive emperors of the early Qing dynasty. Born to the Guwalgiya clan, Oboi was one of four regents nominated by the Shunzhi Emperor to oversee the government during the minority of the Kangxi Emperor. Oboi reversed the benevolent policies of the Shunzhi Emperor, and vigorously pushed for clear reassertion of Manchu power over the Han Chinese. Eventually deposed and imprisoned by the new emperor for having amassed too much power, he was posthumously rehabilitated.