Daughter of Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei

Empress Yuan
女帝元氏
Emperor of Northern Wei (disputed)
Reign1 April 528
PredecessorEmperor Xiaoming
SuccessorYuan Zhao
Born12 February 528
Luoyang, Northern Wei
(present-day Luoyang, Henan, China)
Diedafter 1 April 528
Names
Family name: Yuan (元)
Given name: Unknown
Era name and dates
Wutai (武泰): 1st month – 4th month, 528[note 1] (Chinese calendar)
February – June, 528 (Gregorian calendar)
HouseYuan
DynastyNorthern Wei
FatherEmperor Xiaoming
MotherPan Wailian

Empress Yuan (12 February 528[2] – after 1 April 528), personal name unknown, was briefly an emperor of the Xianbei-led Chinese Northern Wei dynasty.[3] She bore the surname Yuan (Chinese: 元; pinyin: Yuán), originally Tuoba.[note 2] Yuan was the only child of Emperor Xiaoming (r. 515–528), born to his concubine Consort Pan. Soon after her birth, her grandmother the Empress Dowager Hu, who was also Xiaoming's regent, falsely declared that she was a boy and ordered a general pardon. Emperor Xiaoming died soon afterwards. On 1 April 528, Empress Dowager Hu installed the infant on the throne for a matter of hours before replacing her with Yuan Zhao the next day. Emperor Xiaoming's daughter was not recognised as a legitimate emperor (huangdi) by later generations. No further information about her or her mother is available.[5]

  1. ^ Chen (陳), Junqiang (俊強); Gao (高), Mingshi (明士) (2005). 皇恩浩蕩: 皇帝統治的另一面 [Infinite Royal Graciousness: The Other Side of an Emperor's Reign] (in Chinese). Wu-Nan Book Inc. (五南圖書出版股份有限公司). p. 305. ISBN 9571139947. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  2. ^ According to Emperor Xiaoming's biography in Book of Wei, Lady Yuan was born on the yichou day of the 1st month of the 1st year of the Wutai era of his reign. This corresponds to 12 Feb 528 on the Julian calendar. [(武泰元年春正月)乙丑，...皇女生，秘言皇子] Wei Shu vol. 09
  3. ^ Steve (2019-01-21). "16 Rulers who Reigned for less than 50 Days". History Collection. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  4. ^ Lei (雷), Haifeng (海锋) (2013). 历代经典文丛——处事绝学 [Ancient Classics – Secrets of doing things] (in Chinese). Green Apple Data Center. p. 302. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  5. ^ 历史上短命的皇帝有哪些 [Short-lived emperors in history]. Shangdu.com (in Chinese). Henan Culture Web (河南文化网). 2013-07-16. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-11-17.


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