Yuan Cha

Yuan Cha (Chinese: 元叉) (died c.June 525^[1]), courtesy name Bojun (伯雋), nickname Yecha (夜叉),^[2] was an official of the Xianbei-led Northern Wei dynasty of China, who initially came to power as the brother-in-law of Emperor Xiaoming's mother and regent Empress Dowager Hu. In 520, after a conflict with her lover Yuan Yi (元懌) the Prince of Qinghe, he killed Yuan Yi and put Empress Dowager Hu under house arrest, effectively taking over as regent. In 525, a countercoup by Empress Dowager Hu restored her, and bowing to public pressure, she forced him to commit suicide.

^ Emperor Xiaoming's biography in Book of Wei indicated that Yuan Cha was demoted to commoner status on the xinmao day of the 4th month of the 1st year of the Xiaochang era. The date corresponds to 24 May 525 in the Julian calendar. Yuan Cha's biography in Book of Wei indicated that he and his brother were forced to commit suicide shortly after this.
^ (叉，继长子，字伯俊，小字夜叉。) Wei Shu, vol.16

[1] Emperor Xiaoming's biography in Book of Wei indicated that Yuan Cha was demoted to commoner status on the xinmao day of the 4th month of the 1st year of the Xiaochang era. The date corresponds to 24 May 525 in the Julian calendar. Yuan Cha's biography in Book of Wei indicated that he and his brother were forced to commit suicide shortly after this.

[2] (叉，继长子，字伯俊，小字夜叉。) Wei Shu, vol.16

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