Ruler · 408 – 452

Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei

Lived 408 – 452; ruler. Emperor of China of Northern Wei, 423 – 452; also in the line of Northern and Southern dynasties and Chinese Empire.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 408 – 452; 44 years
In office: 29 years; one reign
Lines: 3; states
Left it: died in office; Wikidata's end cause on the term

Emperor of China

Northern Wei · the 3rd of 16 dated reigns · 399 – 535

Emperor Daowu of Northern Wei399 – 409

Emperor Mingyuan of Northern Wei409 – 423

Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei423 – 452

Tuoba Yu452

Emperor Wencheng of Northern Wei452 – 465

Emperor Xianwen of Northern Wei465 – 471

10 after

killed, executed or dead in battledeposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roada second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 423 – 452 · 29 years · came to it aged 15

Came to it: the child of the ruler before, on record
Left it: died in officeWikidata's end cause on the term: death in office

In 452, he was assassinated by his eunuch Zong Ai, who put his son Tuoba Yu on the throne but then assassinated Tuoba Yu as well.

Also in the line of Northern and Southern dynasties (7th of 80, read from the line of Chinese Empire) and Chinese Empire (153rd of 395).

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