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*''Reign: [[471]]-[[499]]''
*''Chinese'': 魏孝文帝 ''(Wèi Xiàowén dì)''

Emperor Xiaowen was a ruler of the non-Chinese [[Northern Wei dynasty]] of the [[Tuoba people]], reigning from [[471]] to [[499]], during China's [[Six Dynasties Period]].

He is known for his efforts to enforce the adoption of [[Chinese language]] and other aspects of Chinese culture.

His mother, [[Empress Dowager Wenzhou]], died in [[494]].

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==References==
*Chia-Ying Yeh, "The Revival and Restoration of Ryukyuan Court Music, Uzagaku: Classification and Performance Techniques, Language Usage, and Transmission," PhD thesis, University of Sheffield (2018), 124.

[[Category:Emperors|Xiaowen]]
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