as the Northern Wei (Chinese: 北魏; pinyin: Běi Wèi), Tuoba Wei (Chinese: 拓跋魏; pinyin: Tuòbá Wèi), Yuan Wei (Chinese: 元魏; pinyin: Yuán Wèi) and Later Wei...

"Shishuoxinyu (世说新语)". Zhao Yun (朝云), a Geji in the Northern Wei dynasty (北魏), was good at playing the Chi (篪chí, a flute-like instrument), and could perform...

part of Liu Yu's force, a fleet commanded by the general Wang Zhongde (王仲德), approached Northern Wei's only main outpost south of the Yellow River, Huatai...

Yuan Xie (元勰) (died 27 October 508), né Tuoba Xie (拓拔勰, changed 496), courtesy name Yanhe (彥和), formally Prince Wuxuan of Pengcheng (彭城武宣王), later posthumously...

(AD 386–589) Northern dynasties (北朝（ㄅㄟˇ ㄔㄠˊ）) (AD 386–581) Northern Wei (北魏（ㄅㄟˇ ㄨㄟˋ）) (AD 386–535) – Ruled by the House of Tuoba (拓跋) of Xianbei descent...

Northern Wei 北魏幼主 Yuan Zhao 元釗 528 Enthroned by Empress Dowager Hu 526–528 (aged 2) Killed by general Erzhu Rong Emperor Xiaozhuang 孝莊皇帝 Yuan Ziyou 元子攸 528–530...

from Shi Shen, Gan De and Wu Xian - Northern Wei Grave Dome Star Map (河南洛陽北魏墓頂星圖) 526 AD About 300 stars, including the Big Dipper, some stars are linked...

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