Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei

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Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei was a reformist 5th-century Chinese ruler known for his sinicization policies that transformed the Northern Wei dynasty’s culture, administration, and capital.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese monarch ⓘ
Northern Wei emperor ⓘ
emperor ⓘ
aimOfReforms integration of Xianbei ruling elite into Han Chinese culture ⓘ
birthDate 0467-10-13 ⓘ
birthPlace Pingcheng ⓘ
burialPlace Yonggu Mausoleum ⓘ
capitalMovedFrom Pingcheng ⓘ
capitalMovedTo Luoyang ⓘ
child Emperor Xuanwu of Northern Wei ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Northern Wei ⓘ
deathDate 0499-04-26 ⓘ
deathPlace Luoyang ⓘ
dynasty Northern Wei ⓘ
era Northern and Southern Dynasties period ⓘ
eraNameEnd 0499 ⓘ
eraNameStart 0477 ⓘ
eraNameUsed Taihe ⓘ
ethnicGroup Xianbei ⓘ
father Emperor Xianwen of Northern Wei ⓘ
historicalReputation major architect of Northern Wei sinicization ⓘ
house Tuoba clan ⓘ
implemented change of imperial clan surname from Tuoba to Yuan ⓘ
knownFor administrative reforms ⓘ
cultural transformation of Northern Wei ⓘ
sinicization policies ⓘ
laterHouseName Yuan clan ⓘ
linked to: Yuan family
mother Empress Dowager Feng ⓘ
personalName Tuoba Hong ⓘ
linked to: Tuoba Huang

Yuan Hong ⓘ
policy adoption of Han-style clothing and surnames ⓘ
encouragement of intermarriage between Xianbei and Han ⓘ
promotion of Chinese language and customs ⓘ
promotion of Confucianism ⓘ
reform of official ranks and bureaucracy along Chinese models ⓘ
strengthening of central authority over aristocracy ⓘ
support for Buddhism ⓘ
posthumousName Emperor Xiaowen ⓘ
predecessor Emperor Xianwen of Northern Wei ⓘ
regent Empress Dowager Feng ⓘ
reignEnd 0499 ⓘ
reignName Emperor Xiaowen of Wei ⓘ
reignStart 0471 ⓘ
spouse Empress Feng Run ⓘ
successor Emperor Xuanwu of Northern Wei ⓘ
templeName Gaozong ⓘ
title Emperor of Northern Wei ⓘ
tookThroneAtAge 4 ⓘ
yearOfCapitalMove 0494 ⓘ

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Shaolin Monastery → foundedBy → Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei ⓘ
Emperor Dezong of Tang → posthumousName → Emperor Xiaowen ⓘ
linked to: Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei
Pingcheng → associatedWithEmperor → Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei ⓘ
Sinicization edicts of Emperor Xiaowen → issuedBy → Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei ⓘ
Liu Heng → posthumousName → Emperor Xiaowen ⓘ
linked to: Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei
Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei → posthumousName → Emperor Xiaowen ⓘ
linked to: Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei
Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei → reignName → Emperor Xiaowen of Wei ⓘ
linked to: Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei
Binyang Caves → patron → Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei ⓘ