Emperor Xiaozhuang of Northern Wei
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Emperor Xiaozhuang of Northern Wei (Chinese: (北)魏孝莊帝, 507 – 26 January 531;[1] r. 528-530), personal name Yuan Ziyou (Chinese: 元子攸), courtesy name Yanda (彥達), was an emperor of China's Northern Wei dynasty. He was placed on the throne by General Erzhu Rong, who refused to recognize the young emperor, Yuan Zhao, who Empress Dowager Hu had placed on the throne after she poisoned her son Emperor Xiaoming.
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Emperor Xiaozhuang of Northern Wei 北魏孝莊帝 | |||||||||||||||||
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Emperor of Northern Wei | |||||||||||||||||
Reign | May 17, 528 – January 26, 531 | ||||||||||||||||
Predecessor | Yuan Zhao | ||||||||||||||||
Successor | Yuan Ye | ||||||||||||||||
Born | 517 | ||||||||||||||||
Died | January 26, 531 | ||||||||||||||||
Burial | Jing Mausoleum (靜陵) | ||||||||||||||||
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House | Yuan | ||||||||||||||||
Dynasty | Northern Wei |
During his reign, General Erzhu largely controlled the military and acted in a violent manner, leading Emperor Xiaozhuang to believe that he would usurp the throne. In late 530, Emperor Xiaozhuang ambushed General Erzhu and killed him in the palace, but his cousin Erzhu Shilong and nephew Erzhu Zhao subsequently captured and killed Xiaozhuang.