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Emperor Xianwen of Northern Wei ((北)魏獻文帝) (c. August 454 – 20 July 476 [4]), personal name Tuoba Hong, Xianbei name Didouyin (第豆胤), courtesy name Wanmin (萬民), was an emperor of the Xianbei-led Northern Wei dynasty of China.
Northern Wei ordered Xianbei family names that were two-to-three syllables to be shortened to one-to-two syllables, converting them to Han names. Later historians, including Wei Shou, the author of the official history of Northern Wei, Book of Wei, found shortened Han-style names to be easier to write about, and therefore used post-496 family names even where pre-496 events involving Northern ...
Tuoba Hong was Emperor Xianwen's oldest son. His mother, Consort Li, was the daughter of Li Hui, a mid-level official at the time, who was a brother of Emperor Xianwen's mother. Empress Dowager Feng, following Tuoba Hong's birth, ended her regency and returned power to Emperor Xianwen, while spending her time raising Tuoba Hong.
In 465, Tuoba Jun died and was succeeded by Tuoba Hong, posthumously Emperor Xianwen of Northern Wei. Under his reign, Northern Wei invaded the Liu Song dynasty and Qingzhou and Jizhou (冀州) (north Jiangsu). [15] In 471, Tuoba Hong abdicated in favor of Yuan Hong, posthumously Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei. [15]
Northern Wei dynasty 386–535: Convention: Northern Wei + posthumous name: As a well known fact Tuoba family changed their family name to 元(yuan2) during the reign of Xiao Wen Di in 496 so we will also change from there. Dao Wu Di (道武帝 dao4 wu3 di4) Tuoba Gui (拓拔珪 tou4 ba2 gui1) 386–409 Dengguo (登國 deng1 guo2) 386–396
He was succeeded by his 11-year-old son Tuoba Hong (454–476) the Crown Prince, as Emperor Xianwen, and Empress Feng was honored as empress dowager. Two days later, as according to Northern Wei custom, Emperor Wencheng's personal possessions were burned—and while the ceremony was conducted, Empress Feng, in sadness, jumped into the fire.
These are the emperors of the Chinese/Xianbei Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) and its branch successor states Eastern Wei (534-550) and Western Wei (535-556). Pages in category "Northern Wei emperors" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
Emperor Xiaoming of (Northern) Wei ((北)魏孝明帝) (510 – March 31, 528 [1]), personal name Yuan Xu (元詡), was an emperor of the Xianbei-led Chinese Northern Wei dynasty. He ascended the throne in 515 at the age of five, and governmental matters were dominated by his mother Empress Dowager Hu (with an intervening regency by the ...