House of Aisin-Gioro

Aisin-Gioro ᠠᡳᠰᡳᠨ ᡤᡳᠣᡵᠣ 愛新覺羅
Imperial House of China
Country	Later Jin  Qing dynasty  Manchukuo
Founded	February 17, 1616; 408 years ago (February 17, 1616)
Founder	Nurhaci
Current head	Jin Yuzhang[1]
Final ruler	Puyi
Titles	Chief of the Jianzhou Jurchens Khan of the Great Jin Emperor of the Great Qing Emperor of China Son of Heaven Ejen Kundulun Khan Bogda Khan Emperor Manjushri Chinese khagan Crown Prince Duke Who Receives Grace Emperor of Manchukuo
Style(s)	"His/Her Imperial Majesty"
Estate(s)	Forbidden City, Beijing Summer Palace, Beijing Old Summer Palace, Beijing Mukden Palace, Shenyang Chengde Mountain Resort, Chengde
Deposition	February 12, 1912 (1912-02-12)

The House of Aisin-Gioro was a Manchu clan that ruled the Later Jin dynasty (1616–1636), the Qing dynasty (1636–1912), and Manchukuo (1932–1945) in the history of China. Under the Ming dynasty, members of the Aisin Gioro clan served as chiefs of the Jianzhou Jurchens, one of the three major Jurchen tribes at this time. Qing bannermen passed through the gates of the Great Wall in 1644, and eventually conquered the short-lived Shun dynasty, Xi dynasty and Southern Ming dynasty. After gaining total control of China proper, the Qing dynasty later expanded into other adjacent regions, including Xinjiang, Tibet, Outer Mongolia, and Taiwan. The dynasty reached its zenith during the High Qing era and under the Qianlong Emperor, who reigned from 1735 to 1796. This reign was followed by a century of gradual decline.

The house lost power in 1912 following the Xinhai Revolution. Puyi, the last Aisin-Gioro emperor, nominally maintained his imperial title in the Forbidden City until the Articles of Favourable Treatment were revoked by Feng Yuxiang in 1924. The Qing was China's last orthodox imperial dynasty.