Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei
Northern Wei · Northern and Southern Dynasties · 3rd ruler
北魏太武帝 Běi Wèi Tàiwǔdì拓跋燾 Tuòbá Tāo
Wade–Giles: Pei Wei T'ai-wu-ti · T'o-pa T'ao
Reigned 423–452 (28 years)
Reigned 28 years (423–452). Assassinated at 45 (East Asian reckoning). 3rd ruler of Northern Wei.
Facts
- Reign
- 27 December 423 – 11 March 452 (3rd ruler of Northern Wei)
- Length of reign
- 28 years
- Born
- 408
- Died
- 11 March 452
- Age at accession
- Unknown
- Age at death
- 45
- Cause of death
- AssassinatedKilled by officials, relatives, eunuchs or others within the same regime (including poisoning)
- Path to the throne
- Designated heirSucceeded the previous ruler of the same regime, who had chosen the heir (by testament, naming a crown prince, etc.)
- Predecessor
- Emperor Mingyuan of Northern Wei
- Successor
- Tuoba Yu
- Era names
- 始光 Shǐguāng (proclaimed 424)
- 延和 Yánhé (proclaimed 432)
- 太延 Tàiyán (proclaimed 435)
- 太平真君 Tàipíngzhēnjūn (proclaimed 440)
- 正平 Zhèngpíng (proclaimed 451)
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
- 6
- General amnesties
- 11
- Empresses installed
- 1
- Crown princes deposed
- 0
- Personal campaigns
- 15
- Rebellions suppressed
- 20
- Rebellions faced
- 21
- Capital relocations
- 0
Emperors of Northern Wei
- 1stEmperor Daowu of Northern Wei北魏道武帝 Běi Wèi Dàowǔdì拓跋珪 Tuòbá Guī399–409 · 10 years · Assassinated, age 39399–40910 yearsAssassinated, age 39
- 2ndEmperor Mingyuan of Northern Wei北魏明元帝 Běi Wèi Míngyuándì拓跋嗣 Tuòbá Sì409–423 · 14 years · Natural causes, age 32409–42314 yearsNatural causes, age 32
- 3rdEmperor Taiwu of Northern Wei北魏太武帝 Běi Wèi Tàiwǔdì拓跋燾 Tuòbá Tāo423–452 · 28 years · Assassinated, age 45423–45228 yearsAssassinated, age 45
- Tuoba Yu拓跋余 Tuòbá Yú452 · 232 days · Assassinated452232 daysAssassinated
- 4thEmperor Wencheng of Northern Wei北魏文成帝 Běi Wèi Wénchéngdì拓跋濬 Tuòbá Jùn452–465 · 12 years · Natural causes, age 26452–46512 yearsNatural causes, age 26
- 5thEmperor Xianwen of Northern Wei北魏獻文帝 Běi Wèi Xiànwéndì拓跋弘 Tuòbá Hóng465–471 · 6 years · Assassinated, age 23465–4716 yearsAssassinated, age 23
- 6thEmperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei北魏孝文帝 Běi Wèi Xiàowéndì元宏 Yuán Hóng471–499 · 27 years · Natural causes, age 33471–49927 yearsNatural causes, age 33
- 7thEmperor Xuanwu of Northern Wei北魏宣武帝 Běi Wèi Xuānwǔdì元恪 Yuán Kè499–515 · 15 years · Natural causes, age 33499–51515 yearsNatural causes, age 33
- Yuan Yu元愉 Yuán Yú508 · 40 days · Disputed, age 2150840 daysDisputed, age 21
- 8thEmperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei北魏孝明帝 Běi Wèi Xiàomíngdì元詡 Yuán Xǔ515–528 · 13 years · Assassinated, age 19515–52813 yearsAssassinated, age 19
- Yuan Faseng元法僧 Yuán Fǎsēng525 · 30 days · Natural causes, age 8352530 daysNatural causes, age 83
- Yuan Zhao元釗 Yuán Zhāo528 · 45 days · Assassinated, age 352845 daysAssassinated, age 3
- 9thEmperor Xiaozhuang of Northern Wei北魏孝莊帝 Běi Wèi Xiàozhuāngdì元子攸 Yuán Ziyōu528–531 · 2 years · Assassinated, age 24528–5312 yearsAssassinated, age 24
- Yuan Hao元顥 Yuán Hào529 · 102 days · Killed in battle529102 daysKilled in battle
- Yuan Ye元曄 Yuán Yè530–531 · 117 days · Assassinated530–531117 daysAssassinated
- 10thEmperor Jiemin of Northern Wei北魏節閔帝 Běi Wèi Jiémǐndì元恭 Yuán Gōng531–532 · 1 year · Assassinated, age 35531–5321 yearAssassinated, age 35
- 11thYuan Lang元朗 Yuán Lǎng531–532 · 219 days · Assassinated, age 20531–532219 daysAssassinated, age 20
- 12thEmperor Xiaowu of Northern Wei北魏孝武帝 Běi Wèi Xiàowǔdì元脩 Yuán Xiū532–535 · 2 years · Assassinated, age 25532–5352 yearsAssassinated, age 25