400s Births - 400 Births, 401 Births, 403 Births, 405 Births, 406 Births, 407 Births, 408 Births, 409 Births, Pope Leo I, Leo I the Thracian (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 36. Chapters: 400 births, 401 births, 403 births, 405 births, 406 births, 407 births, 408 births, 409 births, Pope Leo I, Leo I the Thracian, Theodosius II, Ricimer, Aspar, Aelia Eudocia, Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei, Emperor Wen of Liu Song, Sozomen, Yeghishe, Salvian, Yuan He, Emperor Shao of Liu Song, Liu Yikang, Hydatius, Abd al-Qahir al-Jurjani, Qusai ibn Kilab, Daniel the Stylite, Empress Yuan Qigui, Tassac, Hilary of Arles, Auxentius of Bithynia, Felix Ennodius, Thaumastus. Excerpt: Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei (( ) ) (408-452), personal name Tuoba Tao ( ), nickname Foli ( ), was an emperor of the Chinese/Xianbei dynasty Northern Wei. He was generally regarded as a capable ruler, and during his reign, Northern Wei roughly doubled in size and united all of northern China, thus ending the Sixteen Kingdoms period and, together with the southern dynasty Liu Song, started the Southern and Northern Dynasties period of Chinese history. He was a devout Taoist, under the influence of his prime minister Cui Hao, and in 444, at Cui Hao's suggestion and believing that Buddhists had supported the rebellion of Gai Wu ( ), he ordered the abolition of Buddhism, at the penalty of death. This was the first of the Three Disasters of Wu for Chinese Buddhism. Late in his reign, his reign began to be cruel, and his people were also worn out by his incessant wars against Liu Song. In 452, he was assassinated by his eunuch Zong Ai, who put his son Tuoba Yu on the throne but then assassinated Tuoba Yu as well. The other officials overthrew Zong and put Emperor Taiwu's grandson Tuoba Jun (son of Tuoba Huang the Crown Prince, who predeceased him) on the throne as Emperor Wencheng. Tuoba Tao was born in 408, while his father Tuoba Si was still the Prince of Qi under his grandfather, Emperor Daowu, without having officially been made crown pr...