Emperor Mingyuan of Northern Wei

Emperor Mingyuan of Northern Wei
北魏明元帝
Statue of Emperor Mingyuan at Yungang Grottoes
Emperor of Northern Wei
ReignNovember 10, 409[1][2] – December 23, 423
PredecessorEmperor Daowu
SuccessorEmperor Taiwu
Born392[3][4]
DiedDecember 24, 423[4][5]
Burial
Jin Mausoleum of Yunzhong (雲中金陵)
ConsortsEmpress Zhao'ai
Empress Mi
IssueEmperor Taiwu
Tuoba Pi
Tuoba Mi
Tuoba Fan
Tuoba Jian
Tuoba Chong
Tuoba Jun
Princess Wuwei
Princess Shiping
Princess Longxi
Full name
Era dates
Yǒngxīng (永興) 409–413
Shénruì (神瑞) 414–416
Tàicháng (泰常) 416–423
Posthumous name
Emperor Mingyuan (明元皇帝) ("understanding and discerning")
Temple name
Tàizōng (太宗)
HouseTuoba
DynastyNorthern Wei
FatherEmperor Daowu
MotherEmpress Xuanmu

Emperor Mingyuan of Northern Wei ((北)魏明元帝) (392 – 24 December 423), Chinese name Tuoba Si (拓拔嗣), Xianbei name Mumo (木末), was an emperor of the Xianbei-led Northern Wei dynasty of China.[6] He was the oldest son of the founding emperor Emperor Daowu. During his reign, Northern Wei's territory did not expand as much as it did under either his father's reign or the reign of his son Emperor Taiwu, but he helped the state stabilize over northern China, and started the tradition of meeting with important imperial officials to listen to their advice and make final decisions. He is generally regarded by historians to be an intelligent and rational ruler.

  1. ^ renshen day of the 10th month of the 5th year of the Yixi era
  2. ^ Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 115.
  3. ^ 7th year of the Dengguo era
  4. ^ a b Book of Wei, vol. 3.
  5. ^ jisi day of the 11th month of the 8th year of the Taichang era
  6. ^ Grousset, Rene (1970). The Empire of the Steppes. Rutgers University Press. pp. 61. ISBN 0-8135-1304-9.