Bodhidharma

male
Bodhidharma was the Buddhist monk traditionally credited as founder of Zen. Very little contemporary biographical information on Bodhidharma is...
Empress Feng

Empress Feng

female, deceased (490)
Empress Feng (馮皇后, personal name unknown) (442-490), formally Empress Wenming was an empress of the Chinese/Xianbei dynasty Northern Wei. Her husban...
Wang Wei

Wang Wei

male, deceased (552)
Wang Wei (王偉) (d. 552) was the chief strategist for Hou Jing, who controlled the imperial government of and briefly took over the throne of the Chin...

Emperor Xiaowen Of NorthernWei

male, deceased (499)
Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei ((北)魏孝文帝) (467–499), personal name né Tuoba Hong (拓拔宏), later Yuan Hong (元宏), was an emperor of the Chinese/Xianbei...
Gao Huan

Gao Huan

male, deceased (547)
Gao Huan (高歡) (496-547), nickname Heliuhun, formally Prince Xianwu of Qi, later further formally honored by Northern Qi initially as Emperor Xian...

Yuwen Tai

male, deceased (556)
Yuwen Tai (507-556), nickname Heita (黑獺), formally Duke Wen of Anding, later further posthumously honored by Northern Zhou initially as Prince Wen...

Emperor Taiwu Of NorthernWei

male, deceased (452)
Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei ((北)魏太武帝) (408-452), personally name Tuoba Tao (拓拔燾), nickname Foli (佛貍), was an emperor of the Chinese/Xianbei dyna...

Emperor Xuanwu Of NorthernWei

male, deceased (515)
Emperor Xuanwu of Northern Wei ((北)魏宣武帝) (483-February 9,515), personal name né Tuoba Ke (拓拔恪), later Yuan Ke (元恪), was an emperor of the Chines...

Emperor Daowu Of NorthernWei

male, deceased (409)
Emperor Daowu of Northern Wei ((北)魏道武帝) (371-409), personal name Tuoba Gui (拓拔珪), was the founding emperor of the Chinese/Xianbei dynasty Northern...
Gao Yun

Gao Yun

male, deceased (487)
Gao Yun (高允) (390-487), courtesy name Bogong (伯恭), formally Duke Wen of Xianyang (咸陽文公), was an official during the reigns of five emperors of the...