the throne. Because of how much Emperor Taiwu missed Crown Prince Huang, Zong Ai became anxious, and in spring 452 he assassinated Emperor Taiwu. Initially, a number of officials were going to make Emperor Taiwu's son Tuoba Han (拓拔翰) the Prince of Dongping emperor, but Zong also had bad relations with Tuoba Han, and so falsely issued orders in the name of Empress Helian to make another son of Emperor Taiwu's, Tuoba Yu the Prince of Nan'an, emperor, while putting Tuoba Han to death. Family Consorts and Issue: Empress Taiwu, of the Helian clan (; d. 453) Empress Jing'ai, of the He clan (; d. 428) Tuoba Huang, Emperor Jingmu (; 428–451), first son Zhaoyi, of the Yujiulü clan () Tuoba Yu, Prince Nan'anyin (; d. 452) Jiaofang, of the Yue clan () Tuoba Fuluo, Prince Jin (; d. 447), second son Jiaofang, of the Shu clan () Tuoba Han, Prince Dongping (; d. 452), third son Jiaofang, of the Fu clan () Tuoba Tan, Prince Linhuaixuan (; d. 452), fourth son Jiaofang, of the Fu clan () Tuoba Jian, Prince Guangyangjian (; d. 452), fifth son Unknown Tuoba Xiao'er () Tuoba Mao'er () Tuoba Zhen () Tuoba Hutou () Tuoba Longtou () Princess Shanggu () Married Yi Gui of Henan, Prince Xiping (), and had issue (one son) Ancestry In popular culture Portrayed by Canti Lau in the 2016 Chinese TV series The Princess Weiyoung. References Book of Wei, vol. 4, part 1, part 2. History of Northern Dynasties, vol. 2. Zizhi Tongjian, vols. 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126. |- style="text-align: center;" |- |- |- |- |- |- Northern Wei emperors 408 births 452 deaths 5th-century Chinese monarchs Northern Wei Taoists People from Datong Murdered Chinese emperors Persecution of Buddhists