Emperor Xianwen of Northern Wei 北魏獻文帝 | |||||||||||||||||
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Emperor of Northern Wei | |||||||||||||||||
Reign | 21 June 465[1] – 20 September 471[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Predecessor | Emperor Wencheng | ||||||||||||||||
Successor | Emperor Xiaowen | ||||||||||||||||
Born | c.August 454[3] | ||||||||||||||||
Died | 476 (aged 21–22) | ||||||||||||||||
Burial | Jin Mausoleum of Yunzhong (雲中金陵) | ||||||||||||||||
Consorts | Empress Si | ||||||||||||||||
Issue | Emperor Xiaowen Yuan Xi Yuan Gan Yuan Yu Yuan Yong Yuan Xie Yuan Xiang Princess Changshan Princess Lelang Princess Pengcheng Princess Le'an Princess Gaoping | ||||||||||||||||
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House | Tuoba | ||||||||||||||||
Dynasty | Northern Wei | ||||||||||||||||
Father | Emperor Wencheng | ||||||||||||||||
Mother | Empress Yuan |
Emperor Xianwen of Northern Wei ((北)魏獻文帝) (c. August 454 – 20 July 476[4]), personal name Tuoba Hong, Xianbei name Didouyin (第豆胤), courtesy name Wanmin (萬民), was an emperor of the Xianbei-led Northern Wei dynasty of China. He was the first emperor in Chinese history who, after retiring at age 17 in favor of his 4-year-old son Emperor Xiaowen to become Taishang Huang (retired emperor) in 471, continued to hold on to power until his death in 476—when the official history states vaguely that he may have been killed by his stepmother Empress Dowager Feng.