Everything about The Eastern Wei totally explained
The
Eastern Wei Dynasty (Chinese: 東魏) followed the disintegration of the
Northern Wei, and ruled northern
China from
534 to
550.
In
534 Gao Huan (高歡), the potentate of the eastern half of what was Northern Wei territory following the disintegration of the
Northern Wei dynasty installed Yuan Shanjian a descendant of the Northern Wei as ruler of Eastern Wei. Yuan Shanjian was a puppet ruler as the real power lay in the hands of Gao Huan. Several military campaigns were launched against the neighboring
Western Wei in an attempt to reunify the territory once held by the Northern Wei, however these campaigns were not successful, and in
547 Gao Huan died. His sons
Gao Cheng (高澄) and
Gao Yang (高洋) were able to pursue his policy of controlling the emperor, but in
550 Gao Yang deposed Yuan Shanjian and founded his own dynasty, the
Northern Qi.
Buddhist art
The Buddhist art of the Eastern Wei displays a combination of
Greco-Buddhist influences from
Gandhara and
Central Asia (representations of flying figures holding wreaths, Greek-style folds of the drapery), together with Chinese artistic influences.
Ruler
| Posthumous Names (Shi Hao 諡號) |
Born Names |
Period of Reigns |
Era Names (Nian Hao 年號) and their according range of years |
| Northern dynasty |
| Eastern Wei Dynasty 534-550 |
| Convention: Eastern Wei + posthumous name |
| Xiao Jing Di (孝靜帝 xiào jìng dì) |
Yuan Shanjian (元善見 yuán shàn jiàn) |
534-550 |
Tianping (天平 tiān píng) 534-537
Yuanxiang (元象 yuán xiàng) 538-539
Xinghe (興和 xīng hé) 539-542
Wuding (武定 wǔ dìng) 543-550 |
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