Northern Wei Eastern Wei Western Wei Northern Zhou During the political disturbances of the 530ies, general Gao Huan 高歡 controlled the political center at the capital Luoyang 洛陽 and to the east. He installed Yuan Xiu 元修, later Yuan Shanjian 元善見 as the puppet emperors of Eastern Wei (Dongwei 東魏). After his death in 547 Gao Huan's son Gao Yang 高洋 took over the regency and proclaimed himself emperor of Qi (Northern Qi, Beiqi 北齊; as contrary to the southern dynasty of Qi, Southern Qi, Nanqi 南齊, or Xiao-Qi 蕭齊) in 550. Gao Yang 高洋 (posthumous Beiqi Wenxuandi 北齊文宣帝) continued the conquest politics of his father and was able to defeat northern nomad tribes of the Moxi 莫奚, Khitan (Chinese: Qidan 契丹), and Rouran 柔然, but also parts of the River Huai 淮 area. But unlike his father, Gao Yang employed the equal field system (juntianfa 均田法) of the Northern Wei (Beiwei 北魏) to strengthen his economy. Together with Northern Zhou (Beizhou 北周) and the empire of Chen 陳 in the south, we have a second period of three empires occupying the territory of China. The later rulers of Northern Qi were of minor abilites, and in 577 Northern Qi was conquered by Northern Zhou. See also titles of rulers. Rulers of Northern Qi (Beiqi) 北齊 (550-577) Capital: Ye 鄴 (between modern Anyang/Henan and Cixian/Hebei) dynastic title {temple name} -----reign periods personal name Beiqi Wenxuandi 北齊文宣帝 {Xianzu 顯祖} 550-559 -----Tianbao 天保 550-559 Gao Yang 高洋 The Deposed Emperor (Feidi) 北齊廢帝 559-560 -----Qianming 乾明 560 Gao Yin 高殷 Beiqi Xiaozhaodi 北齊孝昭帝 560 -----Huangjian 皇建 560 Gao Yan 高演 Beiqi Wuchengdi 北齊武成帝 {Shizu 世祖} 561-564 -----Taining 太寧 (Daning 大寧) 561 -----Heqing 河清 562-564 Gao Zhan 高湛 The Last Ruler (Houzhu) 北齊後主 -----Tiantong 天統 565-569 -----Wuping 武平 570-575 -----Longhua 隆化 576 Gao Wei 高緯 The Prince of Ande 安德王 577 Gao Yanzong 高延宗 The Infant Ruler (Youzhu) 北齊幼主 577 -----Chengguang 承光 577 Gao Heng 高恆

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