Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Ruler

Emperor Wen of Wei 魏文帝

Wei Wendi

Attested AD 535 - AD 551

Passages
5
Chapters
4
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Emperor Wen of Wei as a ruler. This record brings together 5 passages from 4 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Emperor Wen of Wei 魏文帝 Wei Wendi
Title Emperor Wen 文帝
Regnal Emperor Wen 文帝
Title Emperor Wen 文帝 Wendi
Title Emperor Wen of Wei 魏文帝 Wei Wendi
Title Emperor Wen of Wei 魏文帝
Regnal Emperor Wen of Wei 魏文帝

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 四年 · Western Year: AD 538
    Explicit · zhoushu:017:s0042
  • Source Date: Text: 西魏文帝 · Western Interval: Start: AD 535 · End: AD 551
    Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:021:s0009
  • Source Date: Text: 魏文帝 · Western Interval: Start: AD 535 · End: AD 551
    Explicit · zhoushu:026:s0020
  • Source Date: Text: 魏文帝第五女 · Western Year: AD 535
    Explicit · zhoushu:009:s0166

Family

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  • Parent of Yuan Humo (元胡摩)
    Kinship Term: daughter / 女 · Parentage: biological · Subject Birth Order: 5 · Subject Role: daughter · Object Role: father
  • Parent of Princess Jinming (金明公主)
    Kinship Term: daughter / 女 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: daughter

Works and attributed material

References in the histories

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Book of Zhou, Chapter 9Volume 9 Biographies 1: Empresses · 1 passage
Book of Zhou, Chapter 17Volume 17 Biographies 9: Liang Yu; Guo Ganhui; Yi Feng; Liu Liang; Wang De · 1 passage
Book of Zhou, Chapter 21Volume 21 Biographies 13: Wei Chijiong; Wang Qian; Sima Xiaonan · 1 passage
Book of Zhou, Chapter 26Volume 26 Biographies 18: Zhang Sunjian; Zhangsun Shaoyuan; Younger Brother Cheng; Elder Brother Si; Hu Sizheng · 2 passages