Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Emperor

Emperor Wencheng 文成皇帝

Wencheng huangdi

Attested AD 452 - AD 465

Passages
2
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Emperor Wencheng as a royal family member and ruler. This record brings together 2 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Emperor Wencheng 文成皇帝 Wencheng huangdi
Temple Emperor Wencheng 文成皇帝 Wénchéng huángdì
Personal Wencheng 文成 Wénchéng

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Royal Family Member
  • Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 文成皇帝 · Western Interval: Start: AD 452 · End: AD 465
    Explicit · weishu:024:s0122

Family

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  • Spouse of Empress Xiaoyuan (孝元皇后)
    Kinship Term: empress / 皇后 · Union Category: primary-marriage · Subject Role: husband · Object Role: wife
  • Parent of Emperor Xianwen of Wei (魏獻文皇帝)
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
  • Parent of Lue (略)
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological
  • Parent of Anping (安平)
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological
  • Parent of Jian (簡)
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological
  • Parent of Meng (猛)
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological
  • Parent of Changle (長樂)
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological
  • Parent of Ruo (若)
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological
  • Spouse of Lady Li (李夫人)
    Kinship Term: lady / 夫人 · Union Category: secondary-marriage · Subject Role: consort · Object Role: husband
  • Spouse of Lady Cao (曹夫人)
    Kinship Term: lady / 夫人 · Union Category: secondary-marriage · Subject Role: consort · Object Role: husband
  • Spouse of Lady Juqu (沮渠夫人)
    Kinship Term: lady / 夫人 · Union Category: secondary-marriage · Subject Role: consort · Object Role: husband
  • Spouse of Lady Yue (悅夫人)
    Kinship Term: lady / 夫人 · Union Category: secondary-marriage · Subject Role: consort · Object Role: husband
  • Spouse of Lady Yi (乙夫人)
    Kinship Term: lady / 夫人 · Union Category: secondary-marriage · Subject Role: consort · Object Role: husband
  • Spouse of Lady Xuan (玄夫人)
    Kinship Term: lady / 夫人 · Union Category: secondary-marriage · Subject Role: consort · Object Role: husband

Assessments and attributes

  • Assessment: Among Wencheng's five princes, Anfeng especially stood out · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment
    Explicit · weishu:024:s0154

References in the histories

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Book of Wei, Chapter 24Volume 20: Emperor Wencheng's Five Princes · 2 passages