Wan (khan)

Wan (Manchu:ᠸᠠᠨ, died July 1582) was a Haixi Jurchen chieftain, a self-proclaimed Khan (ᡥᠠᠨ, han), and leader of the Hūlun tribal confederacy.

Wan's uncle, Wangju-wailan, left the Ula and became the beile of the Hada, a Jurchen tribe living east of Kaiyuan.

He employed Han Chinese officials as his secretaries, instituted laws, and regularly received tribute from Jurchen and Mongol emissaries.

He gained the favor of the Ming administration by capturing the Jianzhou chief Wang-gao, who had frequently led raids into Chinese territory.

[3] One Chinese source, the Dongyi Kaolue, stated that Wan was a major contributor to peace along the eastern frontier of Liaodong, praising him for obeying the Ming and defending the borderlands.

[4] By the early 1580s, Wan's power had waned, partially due to his son Hûrhan, whose behavior was tyrannical and alienating to the Hada's allies.