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Emperor Xuanwu of Northern Wei (May or June 483 – February 12, 515) was an emperor of the Xianbei-led Chinese Northern Wei dynasty (499-515). He was born Tuoba Ke , but later changed his surname so that he became Yuan Ke .
Yuan Hao, with Emperor Wu's approve, proclaimed himself the emperor of Northern Wei. In summer 529, troops under Erzhu unable to stand up to Chen Qingzhi, forcing Emperor Xiaozhuang of Northern Wei to flee the capital Luoyang.
Empress Yu (于皇后, personal name unknown) (488 [1] – 1 December 507 [2] ), formally Empress Shun (顺皇后), was an empress of the Xianbei -led Northern Wei dynasty of China. She was Emperor Xuanwu 's first empress. She was the daughter of Yu Jing (于勁), the younger brother of the powerful general Yu Lie (于烈).
Tuoba Ke (拓拔恪), later Yuan Ke (元恪) (483 – February 9, 515 ) was known as Emperor Xuanwu of northern wei ( (北)魏宣武帝) during the Chinese/Xianbei dynasty northern wei. During Xuanwu's reign, northern wei appeared, outwardly, to be at its prime, but there was much political infighting and corruption, particularly by Xuanwu's ...
Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei ((北)魏孝文帝) (October 13, 467 – April 26, 499), personal name né Tuoba Hong (拓拔宏), later Yuan Hong (元宏), was an emperor of China's Northern Wei dynasty, reigning from September 20, 471 to April 26, 499.
Title: Emperor Xiaowen and his entourage worshipping the Buddha. Period: Northern Wei dynasty (386–534) Date: ca. 522–23. Culture: China. Medium: Limestone with traces of pigment. Dimensions: H. 82 in. (208.3 cm); W. 12 ft. 11 in. (393.7 cm) Classification: Sculpture. Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1935. Accession Number: 35.146
In this essay, I examine four significant instances of patronage by Northern Wei rulers. The first is the sponsorship of a group of edifices by the founder of the dynasty, Emperor Daowu (r. 386–409).
