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Northern Wei Unification of the North

Type Event Region China Time 386–439

From 386 to 439 CE, the Tuoba clan founded Northern Wei and, over decades of warfare, successively annexed separatist regimes such as Later Yan, Late…

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  1. 386Shengle · Inner MongoliaTuoba Gui declared himself emperor at Shengle, with the state name Wei, known historically as Northern Wei, beginning the unification process of the northern Xianbei regime.
  2. 383–420North China Plain · North ChinaAfter Former Qin's defeat at the Battle of Feishui, the north fell into division; Northern Wei seized the opportunity to campaign east and west, destroying Later Yan, Later Qin, Xia, and other regimes, and gaining control of the core Central Plains region.
  3. 439Liangzhou · GansuNorthern Wei Emperor Taiwu Tuoba Tao led an army to destroy Northern Liang and captured Juqu Mujian, completing Northern Wei's unification of the region north of the Yellow River and forming a north–south standoff with the Liu Song dynasty.

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