Wei (/ w eɪ /), known in historiography 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) …

Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei ((北)魏太武帝, 408 – 11 March 452), personal name Tuoba Tao (拓拔燾), Xianbei name Büri (佛貍), [6] was the third emperor of China's Northern Wei …

A Northern Wei officer. Tomb statuette, Luoyang Museum. The Tuoba or Tabgatch (Old Turkic: 𐱃𐰉𐰍𐰲, Tabγač), also known by other names, was an influential Xianbei clan in early …

Feb 16, 2025 · The Northern Wei (386–535) was a Chinese imperial dynasty ruled by the Tuoba (Tabgach) clan of the Xianbei. It was the first of the Northern dynasties, unifying northern …

The Wei dynasty was founded by Tabgatch (Tuoba) tribesmen who, like many of the nomads inhabiting the frontiers of northern China, were of uncertain origin. Their language was …

The Northern Wei Dynasty (Chinese: 北魏朝; pinyin: Běi Wèi Cháo), also known as the Tuoba Wei (拓拔魏), Later Wei (後魏), or Yuan Wei (元魏), was a dynasty which ruled northern China …

The Tuoba Xianbei and the Northern Wei Dynasty. It is believed that the Tuoba Xianbei (also known as the Toba Wei and the Tabgatch) developed an independent cultural identity …

Emperor Wencheng of Northern Wei ( (北)魏文成帝) (July or August 440 – 20 June 465), Han name Tuoba Jun (拓拔濬), Xianbei name Wulei (烏雷), was an emperor of the Xianbei-led …

Oct 28, 2019 · The founders of the Northern Wei dynasty (386–534) were the Tuoba, a branch of the Inner Asian Xianbei (*Särbi) people, who spoke an Altaic language, probably an early form …

The Northern Wei were also known as the Tuoba Wei, 'tuoba' due to their being drawn from the Tuoba (Tabgach) clan of the Xianbei, whose state of Dai had been conquered by (Former) Qin …