Overview
Emperor Xianwen was an emperor of Northern Wei.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 469 三年春正月乙丑Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 7, passage 93
- AD 470 三月丙戌Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 7, passage 111
- AD 469 丙申Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 7, passage 98
- AD 470 九月丙寅Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 7, passage 120
- AD 469 六月辛未Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 7, passage 101
- AD 468 冬十月辛丑Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 7, passage 86
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- AD 468 十有二月甲午Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 7, passage 88
- AD 470 十有二月甲辰Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 7, passage 126
- AD 470 四年春正月Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 7, passage 106
- AD 468 秋九月辛亥Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 7, passage 85
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Kin of Zhen (楨)imperial uncle 皇叔 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Wei 7, passage 85
- Kin of Tailuo (太洛)imperial uncle 皇叔 · paternal lineStrongly inferred · Book of Wei 7, passage 85
- Kin of Changshou (長壽)imperial uncle 皇叔 · paternal lineStrongly inferred · Book of Wei 7, passage 85
- Kin of Xiu (休)imperial uncle 皇叔 · paternal lineStrongly inferred · Book of Wei 7, passage 85
- Child of Father of Emperor Xianwen (顯祖之父)father 父 · paternal lineStrongly inferred · Book of Wei 7, passage 85
- Parent of Hong (宏)father 父Directly stated · Book of Wei 7, passages 98, 101
- Sibling of Changle (長樂)imperial younger brother 皇弟 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · Book of Wei 7, passage 116
Places and affiliations
- Polity Northern Wei 北魏 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · Book of Wei 7, passages 86, 88
Works and attributed material
- AD 470 三月丙戌Directly stated · Book of Wei 7, passages 111-113
- AD 470 二月Directly stated · Book of Wei 7, passage 109
- AD 470 十有一月Directly stated · Book of Wei 7, passage 125
- AD 468 十有二月甲午Directly stated · Book of Wei 7, passages 88-91
- AD 470 四年春正月Directly stated · Book of Wei 7, passage 106
Events and relationships
- Installed crown princeDirectly stated · Book of Wei 7, passage 101
- LedAD 468 冬十月辛丑 · Hunt · Leader · At Lengquan 冷泉Directly stated · Book of Wei 7, passage 86
- Merit ceremony and temple reportAD 470 壬申 · Ritual · SovereignDirectly stated · Book of Wei 7, passage 123
- Named sonDirectly stated · Book of Wei 7, passage 98
- Northern campaignAD 470 九月丙寅 · Military · Commander · At Nüshui 女水Directly stated · Book of Wei 7, passage 120
- Ordered reliefAD 468 十有一月 · Administrative · SovereignDirectly stated · Book of Wei 7, passage 87
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- Proclaimed amnestyAD 469 丙申 · Administrative · SovereignDirectly stated · Book of Wei 7, passage 98
- Proclaimed amnestyAD 470 夏四月辛丑 · Administrative · SovereignDirectly stated · Book of Wei 7, passage 114
- Relocated populationAD 469 五月 · Administrative · Sovereign · At Qingzhou 青州Directly stated · Book of Wei 7, passage 100
- Returned from northern campaignAD 470 壬申 · Military · CommanderDirectly stated · Book of Wei 7, passage 123
- AD 469 丁酉Hunt · Leader · At Mount Guo 崞山Directly stated · Book of Wei 7, passage 99
- AD 470 十有二月甲辰Travel · Visitor · At Luye Park 鹿野苑Directly stated · Book of Wei 7, passage 126
- AD 470 十有二月甲辰Travel · Visitor · At stone cave temple 石窟寺Directly stated · Book of Wei 7, passage 126