Sovereigns of Northern Wei dynasty | Posthumous Names ( Shi Hao 諡號) | Born Names | Period of Reigns | Era Names (Nian Hao 年號) and their according range of years |
| Northern dynasty |
| Northern Wei Dynasty 386-535 |
| Convention: Northern Wei + posthumous name |
| As a well known fact Tuoba family changed their family name to 元 (yuan2) during the reign of Xiaowen in 496 so we will also change from there. |
| Emperor Daowu 道武帝 dao4 wu3 di4 | Tuoba Gui|拓拔珪 tou4 ba2 gui1 | 386-409 | Dengguo (登國 deng1 guo2) 386-396 Huangshi (皇始 huang2 shi3) 396-398 Tianxing (天興 tian1 xing1) 398-404 Tianci (天賜 tian1 ci4) 404-409 |
| Emperor Mingyuan 明元帝 ming2 yuan2 di4 | Tuoba Si|拓拔嗣 tou4 ba2 si4 | 409-423 | Yongxing (永興 yong3 xing1) 409-413 Shenrui (神瑞 shen2 rui4) 414-416 Taichang (泰常 tai4 chang2) 416-423 |
| Emperor Taiwu 太武帝 tai4 wu3 di4 | Tuoba Tao|拓拔燾 tou4 ba2 tao2 | 424-452 | Shiguang (始光 shi3 guang1) 424-428 Shenjia (神麚 shen2 jia1) 428-431 Yanhe (延和 yan2 he2) 432-434 Taiyan (太延 tai4 yan2) 435-440 Taipingzhenjun (太平真君 tai4 ping2 zhen1 jun1) 440-451 Zhengping (正平 zheng4 ping2) 451-452 |
| 南安王 nan2 an1 wang2 | Tuoba Yu|拓拔余 tou4 ba2 yu2 | 452 | Yongping (永平 yong3 ping2) or Chengping (承平 cheng2 ping2) 452
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| Emperor Wencheng|文成帝 wen2 cheng2 di4 | Tuoba Jun|拓拔濬 tou4 ba2 jun4 | 452-465 | Xingan (興安 xing1 an1) 452-454 Xingguang (興光 xing1 guang1) 454-455 Taian (太安 tai4 an1) 455-459 Heping (和平 he2 ping2) 460-465 |
| Emperor Xianwen 獻文帝 xian4 wen2 di4 | Tuoba Hong|拓拔弘 tou4 ba2 hong2 | 466-471 | Tianan (天安 tian1 an1) 466-467 Huangxing (皇興 huang2 xing1) 467-471 |
| Emperor Xiaowen 孝文帝 xiao4 wen2 di4 | Yuan Hong|元宏 yuan2 hong2 | 471-499 | Yanxing (延興 yan2 xing1) 471-476 Chengming (承明 cheng2 ming2) 476 Taihe (太和 tai4 he2) 477-499 |
| Emperor Xuanwu|宣武帝 xuan1 wu3 di4 | Yuan Ke|元恪 yuan2 ke4 | 500-515 | Jingming (景明 jing3 ming2) 500-503 Zhengshi (正始 zheng4 shi3) 504-508 Yongping (永平 yong3 ping2) 508-512 Yanchang (延昌 yan2 chang1) 512-515 |
| Emperor Xiaoming孝明帝 xiao4 ming2 di4 | Yuan Xu|元詡 yuan2 xu3 | 516-528 | Xiping (熙平 xi1 ping2) 516-518 Shengui (神龜 shen2 gui1) 518-520 Zhengguang (正光 zheng4 guang1) 520-525 Xiaochang (孝昌 xiao4 chang1) 525-527 Wutai (武泰 wu3 tai4) 528 |
| Emperor Xiaozhuang 孝莊帝 xiao4 zhuang1 di4 | Yuan Zi You|元子攸 yuan2 zi5 you1 | 528-530 | Jianyi (建義 jian4 yi4) 528 Yongan (永安 yong3 an1) 528-530 |
| 長廣王 chang2 guang3 wang2 or Jing Di|敬帝 jing4 di4 | Yuan Ye|元曄 yuan2 ye4 | 530-531 | Jianming (建明 jian4 ming2) 530-531
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| Emperor Juemin 節閔帝 jie2 min3 di4 | Yuan Gong|元恭 yuan2 gong1 | 531-532 | Putai (普泰 pu3 tai4) 531-532
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| 安定王 an1 ding4 wang2 or Chu Di|出帝 chu1 di4 | Yuan Lang|元朗 yuan2 lang3 | 531-532 | Zhongxing (中興 zhong1 xing1) 531-532
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| Emperor Xiaowu 孝武帝 xiao1 wu3 di4 | Yuan Xiu|元脩 yuan2 xiu1 | 532-535 | Taichang (太昌 tai4 chang1) 532 Yongxing (永興 yong3 xing1) 532 Yongxi (永熙 yong3 xi1) 532-535 |