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Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei · Alexandria

Person · 467 CE – 499 CE

Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei

Also known as

Beiwei Xiaowendi
Bắc Nguỵ Hiếu Văn Đế
Bắc Ngụy Hiếu Văn Đế
Car Xiaowen od Sjevernog Weija
Emperador Xiaowen de Wei del Norte
empereur Xiaowen de la dynastie Wei du Nord

Image illustrating Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei — archival plate · Wikimedia Commons · Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Weisee Wikimedia Commons

This entry is a stub. The Library is awakening — a longer account is being written.

Connected to

spouse · spouse ofGao Zhaorong469 CE
child · father ofYuan Xun483 CE
sibling · sibling ofYuan Yong4th c. CE

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