1 Jan 424 Jahr - EMPEROR TAIWUDI 424-452 N. Wei

Beschreibung:

"Great Martial Emperor"---"Wolf Lord"
Second wave of conquests led to the unification of Northern China (Cambridge: pg. 164)
Destroyed Xia Regime in Chang'an
Helped open up the Silk Road
-- large scale transportation of Northerners to Pingcheng (Datong) helped stimulate the spread of Buddhism
-- Major Southward battle march to the Yellow River (Liu Song)
-Turned around at Jiankang (Nanjing) without attacking
-Weakened Liu Song regime
-Found Weapons at Chang'an Monastery, killed the monks and destroyed the Buddhist images
- Extended Buddhist repression to whole Empire
-TaiWuDi was a devout Taoist (Gernet HCC pg. 219)
-Cui Hong (advisor) introduced Taoism and the Classics

Killed by a Eunuch

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