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The Northern Wei Dynasty Beiwei 北魏 (386-534), also called Later Wei (Houwei 後魏), was one of the Northern Dynasties Beichao 北朝 (386-581) that ruled over northern China during the 5th and 6th centuries CE.

Table 1. Rulers of the Northern Wei Dynasty 北魏 (386-534)
Capital: Pingcheng 平城 (modern Taiyuan 太原, Shanxi), later Luoyang 洛陽 (modern Luoyang, Henan) Ethnicity: Xianbei 鮮卑, branch of the Taɣbač (Tuoba 拓跋)
dynastic title {temple name} -----reign-periods	personal name
Beiwei Daowudi 北魏道武帝 {Taizu 太祖} (r. 376/386-408) -----Dengguo 登國 386-395 -----Huangshi 皇始 396-397 -----Tianxing 天興 398-403 -----Tianci 天賜 404-408 386 King of Dai 代, then of Wei 魏	Tuoba Gui 拓跋珪
Beiwei Mingyuandi 北魏明元帝 {Taizong 太宗} (r. 409-423) -----Yongxing 永興 409-413 -----Shenrui 神瑞 414-415 -----Taichang 泰常 416-423	Tuoba Si 拓跋嗣
Beiwei Taiwudi 北魏太武帝 {Shizu 世祖} (r. 423-451) -----Shiguang 始光 424-427 -----Shenjia 神[鹿/加] 428-431 -----Yanhe 延和 432-434 -----Taiyan 太延 435-439 -----Taiping zhenjun 太平真君 440-450 -----Zhengping 正平 451 Dynasty renamed Wei 魏.	Tuoba Tao 拓跋燾
The Prince of Nan'an 南安王 (r. 452) -----Yongping 永平 ( Chengping 承平) 452	Tuoba Yu 拓跋余
Beiwei Wenchengdi 北魏文成帝 {Gaozong 高宗} (r. 452-465) -----Xing'an 興安 452-453 -----Xingguang 興光 454 -----Taian 太安 455-459 -----Heping 和平 460-465	Tuoba Jun 拓跋濬
Beiwei Xianwendi 北魏獻文帝 {Xianzu 顯祖} (r. 465-470) -----Tianan 天安 466 -----Huangxing 皇興 467-470	Tuoba Hong 拓跋弘
Beiwei Xiaowendi 北魏孝文帝 {Gaozu 高祖} (r. 471-499) -----Yanxing 延興 471-475 -----Chengming 承明 476 -----Taihe 太和 477-499 Capital shifted to Luoyang; adopted surname Yuan 元.	Yuan Hong 元宏
Beiwei Xuanwudi 北魏宣武帝 {Shizong 世宗} (r. 499-515) -----Jingming 景明 500-503 -----Zhengshi 正始 504-507 -----Yongping 永平 508-511 -----Yanchang 延昌 512-515	Yuan Ke 元恪
Beiwei Xiaomingdi 北魏孝明帝 {Suzong 肅宗} (r. 515-528) -----Xiping 熙平 516-517 -----Shengui 神龜 518-519 -----Zhengguang 正光 520-524 -----Xiaochang 孝昌 525-527 -----Wutai 武泰 528 Counter-Emperors Poliuhan Baling 破六韓拔陵 (also written 破落汗 Poluohan, 523-525) -----Zhenwang 真王 523-525 Moxi Niansheng 莫析念生 (524-527) -----Tianjian 天建 (524-527) Du Luozhou 杜洛周 525-528 -----Zhenwang 真王 (525-528) Xianyu Xiuli 鮮于修禮 (526) -----Luxing 魯興 526 Ge Rong 葛榮 (526-528) -----Guang'an 廣安 526-528 Moqi Chounu 萬俟醜奴 (528-530) ----Shenshou 神獸 (Shenhu 神虎) 528-530	Yuan Xu 元詡
Beiwei Xiaozhuangdi 北魏孝莊帝 {Jingzong 敬宗} (r. 528-529) -----Jianyi 建義 528 -----Yongan 永安 528-529	Yuan Ziyou 元子攸
The Prince of Changguang 長廣王, Prince of Donghai 東海王 (r. 530) -----Jianming 建明 530	Yuan Ye 元曄
The First Deposed Emperor (Qianfeidi) of Northern Wei 北魏前廢帝, Beiwei Jiemindi 北魏節閔帝, Prince of Guangling 廣陵王 (r. 531) -----Putai 普泰 531	Yuan Gong 元恭
The Later Deposed Emperor (Houfeidi) of Northern Wei 北魏後廢帝, Prince of Anding 安定王 (r. 531) -----Zhongxing 中興 531	Yuan Lang 元朗
Beiwei Xiaowudi 北魏孝武帝, Beiwei Chudi 北魏出帝, Prince of Pingyang 平陽王 (r. 532-534) -----Taichang 太昌 532 -----Yongxing 永興 532 -----Yongxi 永熙 532-534	Yuan Xiu 元脩
534 Northern Wei empire divided into Eastern Wei 東魏 (534-550) and Western Wei 西魏 (535-556).

Sources:

Lu Kaiwan 盧開萬 (1992). "Beiwei 北魏", in Zhongguo da baike quanshu 中國大百科全書, part Zhongguo lishi 中國歷史 (Beijing/Shanghai: Zhongguo da baike quanshu chubanshe), Vol. 1, 37-40.

Zhongguo lishi da cidian bianzuan weiyuanhui 中國歷史大辭典編纂委員會, ed. (2000). Zhongguo lishi da cidian 中國歷史大辭典 (Shanghai: Shanghai cishu chubanshe), Vol. 2, 3320, 3322, 3324,3326.

Northern Wei Dynasty 北魏 (386-534)