Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Ruler

Emperor Xiaowu of Wei 魏孝武帝

Wei Xiaowu

Attested AD 532 - AD 534

Passages
2
Chapters
2
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Emperor Xiaowu of Wei as a ruler. This record brings together 2 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Emperor Xiaowu of Wei 魏孝武帝 Wei Xiaowu
Posthumous name Emperor Xiaowu 孝武帝 Xiaowudi
Temple Emperor Xiaowu 孝武 Xiaowu
Title Emperor Xiaowu of Wei 魏孝武帝 Wei Xiaowudi
Title Emperor Xiaowu of Wei 魏孝武

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 魏孝武帝之妹 · Western Interval: Start: AD 532 · End: AD 534
    Explicit · zhoushu:009:s0021
  • Source Date: Text: 魏孝武西遷 · Western Year: AD 534
    Explicit · zhoushu:046:s0033

Family

  • Sibling of Empress Yuan (元皇后)
    Kinship Term: younger sister / 妹 · Subject Relative Age: younger · Subject Role: younger-sister · Object Role: elder-brother · Shared Parentage: full

References in the histories

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Book of Zhou, Chapter 9Volume 9 Biographies 1: Empresses · 1 passage
Book of Zhou, Chapter 46Volume 46 Biographies 38: Filial Piety · 1 passage