Overview
The translated histories identify Emperor Taiwu of Wei as a royal family member and ruler. This record brings together 26 passages from 5 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Emperor Taiwu of Wei | 魏太武皇帝 | Wèi Tàiwǔ huángdì |
| Title | Emperor Shizu | ||
| Temple name | Emperor Taiwu | 太武皇帝 | Tàiwǔ huángdì |
| Posthumous | Emperor Taiwu | 太武 | Taiwu |
| Title | Emperor Taiwu | 太武帝 | |
| Regnal | Emperor Taiwu | 太武帝 | Taiwudi |
| Regnal | Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei | 元魏太武 | |
| Title | Emperor Taiwu of Wei | 魏太武皇帝 | |
| Temple | Shizu | 世祖 | Shizu |
| Temple name | Shizu | 世祖 | Shizu |
| Temple name | Shizu | 世祖 | Shìzǔ |
| Temple | Shizu Emperor Taiwu | 世祖太武皇帝 | Shizu Taiwu Huangdi |
| Temple | Taiwu | 太武 | Taiwu |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · weishu:019:s0002
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · weishu:039:s0061, weishu:093:s0019, weishu:093:s0022, weishu:093:s0025, weishu:093:s0190, weishu:110:s0126
Roles
- Royal Family Member
- Ruler
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 世祖 · Western Interval: Start: AD 424 · End: AD 452Explicit event contextual date · weishu:093:s0019, weishu:093:s0022
- Source Date: Text: 世祖在位 · Western Interval: Start: AD 424 · End: AD 452Explicit event contextual date · weishu:039:s0061, weishu:039:s0062
- Source Date: Text: 世祖太武皇帝 · Western Interval: Start: AD 409 · End: AD 423Explicit event contextual date · weishu:019:s0002, weishu:019:s0001
- Source Date: Text: 世祖詔 · Western Interval: Start: AD 423 · End: AD 452Explicit event contextual date · weishu:019:s0018
- Source Date: Text: 太武朝 · Western Year: AD 440Strongly inferred · beiqishu:028:s0031
- Source Date: Text: 誅史官 · Western Interval: Start: AD 424 · End: AD 452Explicit event contextual date · weishu:110:s0126
Family
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- Ancestor of Yuan Xiaoyou (元孝友)Kinship Term: grandfather / 祖 · Generation Distance: 2 · Line: paternal
- Child of Empress Mi of the Du clan (杜密皇后)Kinship Term: bore / 生 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: mother · Object Role: son
- Sibling of Fan (範)Kinship Term: brother / 兄弟 · Shared Parentage: paternal-half · Line: paternal
- Sibling of Mi (彌)Kinship Term: brother / 兄弟 · Shared Parentage: paternal-half · Line: paternal
- Sibling of Chong (崇)Kinship Term: brother / 兄弟 · Shared Parentage: paternal-half · Line: paternal
- Sibling of Pi (丕)Kinship Term: brother / 兄弟 · Shared Parentage: paternal-half · Line: paternal
Kinship Term: eldest / 長 · Subject Relative Age: elder · Shared Parentage: paternal-half · Line: paternal - Sibling of Jun (俊)Kinship Term: brother / 兄弟 · Shared Parentage: paternal-half · Line: paternal
- Sibling of Jian (健)Kinship Term: brother / 兄弟 · Shared Parentage: paternal-half · Line: paternal
- Child of Emperor Mingyuan (明元皇帝)Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
Career and standing
- Explicit · weishu:039:s0062
Places and affiliations
- Label: Northern Wei / 魏 · Relation: servedExplicit · weishu:039:s0062
- Polity: Northern Wei / 北魏 · Relation: ruledExplicit · weishu:019:s0002, weishu:019:s0018
Works and attributed material
- Kind: speech · Role: speaker · Quoted: trueExplicit · weishu:019:s0047
Events and relationships
- Explicit · weishu:019:s0018
- Relation: guardian-of · Person Id: Liang (良)Explicit · weishu:019:s0047, weishu:019:s0048
Source notes
- Historicity: historicalExplicit · beiqishu:028:s0001
References in the histories
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