The son of Tuoba Pugen (born and died 316) ruled as prince of the
Tuoba Dai in 316. In 316,
Tuoba Pugen defeated and killed his cousin, Tuoba Liuxiu (拓跋六修), to become the next Prince of Dai, succeeding
Tuoba Yilu. However, his reign only lasted a few months before he died of illness. His first and only son, whose name was either never recorded or never given at all, was born at the time of his death, so Pugen's mother,
Lady Qi
Consort Qi (224 – 194 BC), also known as Lady Qi, was a consort of Emperor Gaozu, founder of the Han dynasty.
Biography
Qi was born in Dingtao, Shandong. She bore Emperor Gaozu a son Liu Ruyi, who was later installed as Prince of Zhao. ...
, installed him as the new Prince of Dai. However, his son also died by the end of the year. The people of Dai thus chose his cousin,
Tuoba Yulü, to succeed him.
[(其冬,普根子又薨。平文皇帝諱鬱律立,思帝之子也。) ''Wei Shu'', vol.1] Likely due to their very short reigns, he and his father never were never posthumously honoured during the
Northern Wei
Wei (), known in historiography as the Northern Wei (), Tuoba Wei (), Yuan Wei () and Later Wei (), was founded by the Tuoba (Tabgach) clan of the Xianbei. The first of the Northern and Southern dynasties#Northern dynasties, Northern dynasties ...
period.
References
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Wei, Shou (554). ''
Book of Wei
The ''Book of Wei'', also known by its Chinese name as the ''Wei Shu'', is a classic Chinese historical text compiled by Wei Shou from 551 to 554, and is an important text describing the history of the Northern Wei and Eastern Wei from 386 to 5 ...
'' (''Wei Shu'').
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316 births
316 deaths
Princes of Dai (Sixteen Kingdoms)
Northern Wei people