| Emperor Mingyuan of Northern Wei 北魏明元帝 | |||||||||||||||||
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 Statue of Emperor Mingyuan at Yungang Grottoes | |||||||||||||||||
| Emperor of Northern Wei | |||||||||||||||||
| Reign | November 10, 409[1][2] – December 23, 423 | ||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Emperor Daowu | ||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Emperor Taiwu | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 392[3][4] | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | December 24, 423[4][5] | ||||||||||||||||
| Burial | Jin Mausoleum of Yunzhong (雲中金陵) | ||||||||||||||||
| Consorts | Empress Zhao'ai Empress Mi | ||||||||||||||||
| Issue | Emperor Taiwu Tuoba Pi Tuoba Mi Tuoba Fan Tuoba Jian Tuoba Chong Tuoba Jun Princess Wuwei Princess Shiping Princess Longxi | ||||||||||||||||
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| House | Tuoba | ||||||||||||||||
| Dynasty | Northern Wei | ||||||||||||||||
| Father | Emperor Daowu | ||||||||||||||||
| Mother | Empress 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.
- ^ renshen day of the 10th month of the 5th year of the Yixi era
- ^ Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 115.
- ^ 7th year of the Dengguo era
- ^ a b Book of Wei, vol. 3.
- ^ jisi day of the 11th month of the 8th year of the Taichang era
- ^ Grousset, Rene (1970). The Empire of the Steppes. Rutgers University Press. pp. 61. ISBN 0-8135-1304-9.