Bodhidharma

male
NorthernWeiBuddhist, bhikkhu, Non-Chinese known by Chinese names, Northern Wei Dynasty, Zen Patriarchs, Northern and southern China…Buddhist, Northern Wei
Bodhidharma was the Buddhist monk traditionally credited as founder of Zen. Very little contemporary biographical information on Bodhidharma is...
Empress Dowager Hu

Empress Dowager Hu

female, deceased (528)
NorthernWeiBuddhist, Women leader of China, Regents of China, luoyang, concubine, empress dowager…Northern Wei, Buddhist
Empress Dowager Hu (d. May 17, 528), formally Empress Ling (靈皇后, literally "the unattentive empress"), was an empress dowager of the Chinese dynast...

Emperor Xiaojing Of Eastern Wei

male, deceased (552)
Northern Qi Buddhist, NorthernWeiBuddhist, Emperor Xiaowu, chinese, Northern Wei emperor, Northern Qi…Eastern Wei, Northern Wei, Buddhist
Emperor Xiaojing of Eastern Wei ((東)魏孝靜帝) (524-552), personal name Yuan Shanjian (元善見), was the only emperor of the Chinese/Xianbei dynasty Eastern...
Empress Feng Run

Empress Feng Run

female, deceased (499)
NorthernWeiBuddhist, smallpox, Northern Wei, concubine, chinese, Northern Wei empress…Northern Yan, Buddhist
Empress Feng Run (馮潤) (d. 499), formally Empress You was an empress of the Chinese/Xianbei dynasty Northern Wei. She was the second empress of Empe...

Empress Gao

female, deceased (518)
NorthernWeiBuddhist, Crown Prince, Northern Wei, concubine, chinese, Northern Wei empress…Buddhist
Empress Gao (died 518) was an empress of the Chinese/Xianbei dynasty Northern Wei. She was the second empress of Emperor Xuanwu. She was the...
Gao Yun

Gao Yun

male, deceased (487)
NorthernWeiBuddhist, politician, Xianbei, chinese, Northern Wei, courtesy name…Buddhist
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...

Empress Feng Qing

female
NorthernWeiBuddhist, nun, Feng Run, Empress Feng, Emperor Xiaowen, Emperor Xianwen…Northern Yan, Northern Wei empress, Northern Wei, Buddhist
Empress Feng Qing (馮清) was an empress of the Chinese/Xianbei dynasty Northern Wei. She was Emperor Xiaowen's first empress. Feng Qing was a daug...

Batuo

1609 years old
NorthernWeiBuddhist, Yogis, chinese, death, Non-Chinese known by Chinese names, Indian Chinese…Buddhist
Batuo accepted as religious disciples the accomplished martial artists Sengchou and Huiguang.

Emperor Wen Of Western Wei

male, deceased (551)
NorthernWeiBuddhist, Xianbei, luoyang, chinese, Northern Wei emperor, Western Wei…Northern Wei, Eastern Wei, Buddhist
Emperor Wen of Western Wei ((西)魏文帝) (507-551), personal name Yuan Baoju, was an emperor of the Chinese/Xianbei state Western Wei -- a branch s...

Emperor Wencheng Of NorthernWei

male, deceased (465)
NorthernWeiBuddhist, Northern Wei emperor, Northern Wei, eunuch, chinese, emperor…Buddhist
Emperor Wencheng of Northern Wei ((北)魏文成帝) (440 -465), personal name Tuoba Jun (拓拔濬), was an emperor of the Chinese/Xianbei dynasty Northern Wei. He...