Hoifa

Hoifa was a Jurchen polity of the upper Songhua country, ruled by a branch of the Nara clan. Its fortified centre stood in the hills near the Hoifa River, and its leaders were among the powers competing for influence in the late Ming frontier. In 1593 its ruler Baindari joined a coalition against Nurhaci and escaped after the allies were defeated. Relations remained uncertain, and in 1607 Nurhaci besieged Hoifa's stronghold. Baindari and his son were killed, and his people were incorporated into Nurhaci's expanding state.