Tuoba Shiyiqian (; 320–376) was the last prince of the

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-led Dai dynasty of China and ruled from 338 to 376 when Dai was conquered by the Former Qin dynasty. He was the son of

Tuoba Yulü Tuoba Yulü (; died 321) ruled as prince of the Tuoba Dai 316 to 321. He was the son of Tuoba Fu, and the father of Tuoba Yihuai and Tuoba Shiyiqian. In 310, Tuoba Yulü was ordered by Tuoba Yilu to assist Liu Kun, the Governor of Bingzhou (� ...

and the younger brother of

Tuoba Yihuai Tuoba Yihuai (; died 338) ruled as prince of the Tuoba The Tuoba (Chinese language, Chinese) or Tabgatch (, ''Tabγač''), also known by #Names, other names, was an influential Xianbei clan in early imperial China. During the Sixteen Kingdoms a ...

, whom he succeeded in 338. In 340 he moved the capital to Shengle (盛樂) (near modern

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). His grandson

Tuoba Gui Emperor Daowu of Northern Wei (; 4 August 371 – 6 November 409), personal name Tuoba Gui (), né Tuoba Shegui (), was the founding emperor of the Northern Wei dynasty of China. He was the grandson of the last prince of Dai, Tuoba Shiyiqian. Af ...

later founded the

Northern Wei dynasty Wei (), known in historiography as the Northern Wei ( zh, c=北魏, p=Běi Wèi), Tuoba Wei ( zh, c=拓跋魏, p=Tuòbá Wèi), Yuan Wei ( zh, c=元魏, p=Yuán Wèi) and Later Wei ( zh, t=後魏, p=Hòu Wèi), was an imperial dynasty of Chi ...

and accorded him the

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Emperor Zhaocheng (昭成皇帝) and the

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Gaozu (高祖).

Personal information

Consort and issue(s): *Princess, of the Murong clan (慕容氏), sister of

Murong Huang Murong Huang (; 297 – 25 October 348), courtesy name Yuanzhen (元真), also known by his posthumous name as the Emperor Wenming of Former Yan (前燕文明帝), was the founding monarch of the Xianbei-led Former Yan dynasty of China. When h ...

*Lady, of the Murong clan (慕容氏), relative of

*Empress Zhaocheng, of the Murong clan (昭成皇后慕容氏, d. 360), daughter of

**Tuoba Shi, Emperor Xianming (獻明皇帝拓跋寔, d. 371), second son **Tuoba Han (明秦王拓跋翰), third son **Tuoba Yanpo (拓跋阏婆, d. 376), fourth son **Tuoba Shoujiu (拓跋壽鳩), eight son *Unknown **Tuoba Shijun (拓跋寔君, d. 376), first son **Tuoba Gegen, Prince Huan of Qinghe (清河桓王拓跋紇根), fifth son **Tuoba Digan (拓跋地干), sixth son **Tuoba Lizhen, Prince Cheng of Peng (彭城王拓跋力真), seventh son **Tuoba Quduo (拓跋屈咄), ninth son **Princess of Liaoxi (辽西公主), first daughter ***Married

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maternal nephew of Shiyijian and the Helan chieftain **Princess Tuoba (拓跋氏), second daughter ***Married

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**Princess Tuoba (拓跋氏) third daughter **Princess Tuoba (拓跋氏), fourth daughter

References

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History of the Northern Dynasties The ''History of the Northern Dynasties'' () is one of the official Chinese historical works in the '' Twenty-Four Histories'' canon. The text contains 100 volumes and covers the period from 386 to 618 CE: the histories of Northern Wei, Wester ...

'' 4th-century Chinese monarchs 4th-century murdered monarchs 320 births 376 deaths Princes of Dai (Sixteen Kingdoms) {{noble-stub