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Emperor Jiemin of Northern Wei

Northern Wei · Northern and Southern Dynasties · 10th ruler

北魏節閔帝 Běi Wèi Jiémǐndì元恭 Yuán Gōng

Wade–Giles: Pei Wei Chieh-min-ti · Yüan Kung

Reigned 531–532 (1 year)

Reigned 1 year (531–532). Assassinated at 35 (East Asian reckoning). 10th ruler of Northern Wei.

Facts

Reign
1 April 531 – 6 June 532 (10th ruler of Northern Wei)
Length of reign
1 year
Born
Unknown
Died
532
Age at accession
Unknown
Age at death
35
Cause of death
AssassinatedKilled by officials, relatives, eunuchs or others within the same regime (including poisoning)
Path to the throne
Installed by othersSucceeded the previous ruler of the same regime, but the choice was made by officials, the army, eunuchs, consort kin, an empress dowager or the imperial clan
Predecessor
Yuan Ye
Era names
  • 普泰 Pǔtài (proclaimed 531)

Ages are given in East Asian reckoning (sui): a person is one year old at birth and gains a year at each New Year, so the figure is one or two years higher than the Western age.

During the reign

Number of times each event is recorded in the official histories. How each item is counted

Era name changes
1
General amnesties
1
Empresses installed
0
Crown princes deposed
0
Personal campaigns
0
Rebellions suppressed
4
Rebellions faced
5
Capital relocations
0

Emperors of Northern Wei

All 18 emperors of Northern Wei