Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Ruler

Emperor Mingyuan 明元皇帝

Mingyuan Huangdi

Attested AD 408 - AD 423

Passages
23
Chapters
3
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Emperor Mingyuan as a royal family member and ruler. This record brings together 23 passages from 3 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Emperor Mingyuan 明元皇帝 Mingyuan Huangdi
Temple Emperor Mingyuan 明元皇帝 Mingyuan Huangdi
Title Emperor Mingyuan 明元帝
Title Emperor Taizong
Regnal Mingyuan 明元 Mingyuan
Temple Taizong 太宗 Taizong
Temple name Taizong 太宗 Taizong
Temple name Taizong 太宗 Tàizōng

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Royal Family Member
  • Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 太宗 · Western Interval: Start: AD 409 · End: AD 423
    Explicit event contextual date · weishu:093:s0007
  • Source Date: Text: 太宗在東宮至即位 · Western Interval: Start: AD 408 · End: AD 423
    Explicit event contextual date · weishu:039:s0004, weishu:039:s0016
  • Source Date: Text: 明元皇帝 · Western Interval: Start: AD 409 · End: AD 423
    Explicit · weishu:019:s0001
  • Source Date: Text: 泰常七年 · Western Year: AD 422
    Explicit event contextual date · weishu:019:s0009, weishu:019:s0010

Family

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  • Spouse of Empress Mi of the Du clan (杜密皇后)
    Kinship Term: empress / 皇后 · Union Category: primary-marriage · Subject Role: husband · Object Role: wife
    Kinship Term: empress / 皇后 · Union Category: primary-marriage · Subject Role: empress · Object Role: emperor
  • Parent of Fan (範)
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
  • Parent of Mi (彌)
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
  • Parent of Emperor Taiwu of Wei (魏太武皇帝)
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
  • Parent of Chong (崇)
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
  • Parent of Pi (丕)
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
  • Parent of Jun (俊)
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
  • Parent of Jian (健)
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
  • Spouse of Lady Yin (尹夫人)
    Kinship Term: lady / 夫人 · Union Category: secondary-marriage · Subject Role: husband · Object Role: wife
  • Spouse of Lady Murong (慕容夫人)
    Kinship Term: lady / 夫人 · Union Category: secondary-marriage · Subject Role: husband · Object Role: wife
  • Spouse of Lady Da Murong (大慕容夫人)
    Kinship Term: lady / 夫人 · Union Category: secondary-marriage · Subject Role: husband · Object Role: wife
  • Spouse of Mother of Jun (母)
    Kinship Term: mother of his son / 母 · Union Category: uncertain · Subject Role: husband · Object Role: wife

Career and standing

  • Date Context: Source Date: Text: 太宗即位 · Western Interval: Start: AD 409 · End: AD 409
    Explicit · weishu:039:s0016

Places and affiliations

References in the histories

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Book of Wei, Chapter 19Volume 17: Emperor Mingyuan's Six Princes · 6 passages
Book of Wei, Chapter 39Volume 34: Wang Luo Er, Che Lutou, Lu Luyuan, Chen Jian, Wan Anguo · 16 passages
Book of Wei, Chapter 93Volume 87: Morality and Righteousness: Yu Shenmen, Duan Jin, Shi Wende, Ji Gu, Wang Xuanwei, Lou Ti, Liu Kehou · 1 passage