Overview
Emperor Xuanwu of Wei was an emperor of Northern Wei.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal name | Yuan Ke | 元恪 | Yuan Ke |
| Temple name | Shizong | 世宗 | Shizong |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 515 延昌四年正月丁巳Directly stated · Book of Wei 111, passage 147
Attested activity
- AD 499 to AD 515 世宗Directly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 12; Book of Wei 92, passage 104
- AD 499 to AD 515 世宗／宣武Directly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 276
- AD 499 to AD 500 世宗初Directly stated · Book of Wei 27, passage 63
- AD 499 to AD 515 世宗時Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 39, passage 143
- AD 500 to AD 515 世宗時Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 110, passage 7
- AD 500 to AD 515 世宗景明元年…延昌四年Directly stated · Book of Wei 111, passage 118
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- AD 515 宣武Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 36, passage 17
- AD 499 to AD 515 宣武中Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 28, passage 110
- AD 513 延昌二年二月庚辰Directly stated · Book of Wei 111, passages 254-255
- AD 506 正始三年Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 110, passage 158
- AD 508 to AD 512 永平之中Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 36, passage 50
- AD 450 to AD 515 清襲祖爵Strongly inferred · Book of Wei 93, passages 92-93
- AD 500 to AD 515 魏宣武時Directly stated · Book of Zhou 46, passages 25, 27
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Kin of Consort of Chen (琛妃)maternal uncle's daughter 舅女 · maternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 76
- Kin of Gao Zhao (高肇)emperor's maternal uncle 帝舅 · maternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Wei 27, passage 109
- Child of Emperor Xiaowen (孝文皇帝)father 父Directly stated · Book of Wei 27, passage 4
- Parent of Imperial son born in Zhengshi 3 (皇子)imperial son 皇子Strongly inferred · Book of Wei 111, passage 130
- Kin of Maternal uncle of Shizong (世宗舅)maternal uncle 舅 · maternal lineStrongly inferred · Book of Wei 24, passage 76
- Child of Empress Wenzhao (文昭皇后)mother 母Directly stated · Book of Wei 27, passage 4
- Child of Mother of Shizong (世宗母)mother 母Strongly inferred · Book of Wei 24, passage 76
Key source chapters
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 28 Volume 28 Biographies 20: Yuan Tan (Eastern Wei); Yuan Bin; Yuan Xiaoyou; Yuan Huiye; Yuan Bi; Yuan Shao (Eastern Wei) 1 passage
- Book of Wei, Chapter 27 Volume 22: Emperor Xiaowen's Five Princes 11 passages
- Book of Wei, Chapter 24 Volume 20: Emperor Wencheng's Five Princes 6 passages
- Book of Wei, Chapter 110 Volume 104: Author's Preface 5 passages
- Book of Wei, Chapter 111 Volume 105a Treatise 1: Celestial Phenomena 1 3 passages
Places and affiliations
- Northern Wei 魏Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 39, passage 143
- Polity Northern Wei 北魏 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · Book of Wei 92, passage 104
- Polity Northern Wei 北魏 · Relation RuledStrongly inferred · Book of Wei 111, passage 255
- Polity Northern Wei 北魏 · Relation UnderStrongly inferred · Book of Wei 96, passage 276
- Polity Northern Wei 魏 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 46, passage 25
Works and attributed material
- Basic Annals of Shizong (Wei shu fascicle 8) 卷八世宗紀Relation Subject ofDirectly stated · Book of Wei 111, passage 255
Source notes
- editions write 世祖; corrected to 世宗; Beishi writes 宣武Field temple-name · Witness collation noteDirectly stated · Book of Wei 96, passages 276-277
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 28, passage 1
- Collation uses fascicle 8 Basic Annals of Shizong to correct a first-month reading to the second month of Yanchang 2, day gengchen.Directly stated · Book of Wei 111, passages 254-258
References in the histories
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