Editing Northern Wei (section)

== Sovereigns of the Northern Wei dynasty {{anchor|Rulers}} ==

{{See also|Chinese emperors family tree (middle)#Northern Wei, Eastern Wei, Western Wei |label 1 = The family tree of Northern Wei rulers }}

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! [[Posthumous name]] !! Personal name !! Period of reign !! [[Era name]]s
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|[[Emperor Daowu of Northern Wei|Daowu]]
|Tuoba Gui
|386–409
|Dengguo (登國) 386–396<br />Huangshi (皇始) 396–398<br />Tianxing (天興) 398–404<br />Tianci (天賜) 404–409
|-
|[[Emperor Mingyuan of Northern Wei|Mingyuan]]
|Tuoba Si
|409–423
|Yongxing (永興) 409–413<br />Shenrui (神瑞) 414–416<br />Taichang (泰常) 416–423
|-
|[[Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei|Taiwu]]
|Tuoba Tao
|424–452
|Shiguang (始光) 424–428<br />Shenjia (神䴥) 428–431<br />Yanhe (延和) 432–434<br />Taiyan (太延) 435–440<br />Taipingzhenjun (太平真君) 440–451<br />Zhengping (正平) 451–452
|-
|–
|[[Tuoba Yu]]
|452
|Chengping (承平) 452<br />
|-
|[[Emperor Wencheng of Northern Wei|Wencheng]]
|Tuoba Jun
|452–465
|Xing'an (興安) 452–454<br />Xingguang (興光) 454–455<br />Tai'an (太安) 455–459<br />Heping (和平) 460–465
|-
|[[Emperor Xianwen of Northern Wei|Xianwen]]
|Tuoba Hong
|466–471
|Tian'an (天安) 466–467<br />Huangxing (皇興) 467–471
|-
|[[Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei|Xiaowen]]
|Tuoba Hong<br />Yuan Hong{{efn|The imperial Tuoba family changed their family name to Yuan (元) during the reign of Emperor Xiaowen in 496 so their names in this table will also thus be "Yuan" subsequently.}}
|471–499
|Yanxing (延興) 471–476<br />Chengming (承明) 476<br />Taihe (太和) 477–499
|-
|[[Emperor Xuanwu of Northern Wei|Xuanwu]]
|Yuan Ke 
|499–515
|Jingming (景明) 500–503<br />Zhengshi (正始) 504–508<br />Yongping (永平) 508–512<br />Yanchang (延昌) 512–515
|-
|[[Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei|Xiaoming]]
|Yuan Xu
|516–528
|Xiping (熙平) 516–518<br />Shengui (神龜) 518–520<br />Zhengguang (正光) 520–525<br />Xiaochang (孝昌) 525–527<br />Wutai (武泰) 528
|-
|–
|[[Yuan Zhao]]{{efn|Empress Dowager Hu initially declared Emperor Xiaoming's "son" (actually a daughter) emperor, but almost immediately after admitted that she was actually female and declared Yuan Zhao emperor instead. Emperor Xiaoming's [[Daughter of Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei|unnamed daughter]] was therefore arguably an "emperor" and his successor, but is not commonly regarded as one. Indeed, Yuan Zhao himself is often not considered an emperor.}} 
|528
|–
|-
|[[Emperor Xiaozhuang of Northern Wei|Xiaozhuang]]
|Yuan Ziyou
|528–530{{efn|The Northern Wei imperial prince [[Yuan Hao]], under support by rival [[Liang dynasty]]'s troops, declared himself emperor and captured the capital [[Luoyang]] in 529, forcing Emperor Xiaozhuang to flee. Yuan Hao carried imperial title and received pledges of allegiance from provinces south of the [[Yellow River]] for about three months before [[Erzhu Rong]] recaptured Luoyang. Yuan Hao fled and was killed in flight. Due to the briefness of Yuan Hao's claim on the throne and the limited geographic scope of his reign, he is usually not counted among the succession of Northern Wei emperors.}}
|Jianyi (建義) 528<br />Yongan (永安) 528–530
|-
|–
|[[Yuan Ye (emperor)|Yuan Ye]]
|530–531
|Jianming (建明) 530–531
|-
|[[Emperor Jiemin of Northern Wei|Jiemin]]
|Yuan Gong
|531–532
|Putai (普泰) 531–532
|-
|–
|[[Yuan Lang]]
|531–532
|Zhongxing (中興) 531–532
|-
|[[Emperor Xiaowu of Northern Wei|Xiaowu]]
|Yuan Xiu 
|532–535
|Taichang (太昌) 532<br />Yongxing (永興) 532<br />Yongxi (永熙) 532–535
|}

<gallery>
Image:Buddhist Stela Northern Wei period.jpg| A Buddhist [[stela]] from the Northern Wei period, built in the early sixth century.
Image:Buddhist paintings Yungang.jpg|Northern Wei wall murals and painted figurines, [[Yungang Grottoes]], fifth to sixth centuries
File:Seattle terracota china 04.JPG|Cavalry of the Northern and Southern dynasties
File:Northern Wei Cavalry (4).jpg|Northern Wei cavalry
File:Dinastia wei del nord, due cavalieri, cina del nord, 500-550 ca..JPG|Northern Wei cavalry
</gallery>