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