Explore the history of Tuoba

Author: Tian Yuqing
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Publish Date: 2003-03-01
Features: How did the Tuoba Xianbei, who brought an end to the chaotic period of the Sixteen Kingdoms, rise from a backward state and take on the historical mission of opening the Northern Dynasties, thereby? The author addresses this question. With keen and profound historical insight, he argues that the Tuoba Xianbei, through over a century of coexistence with the Wuhuan in the northern region, accumulated experience and strength. Tuoba Gui established a cruel and illogical system where sons inherited while mothers died, violently separating maternal and paternal tribal organizations to consolidate Tuoba authority and the Northern Wei state, leading the Tuoba tribal alliance into a civilized society and completing this historical task. Tuoba Gui's barbaric methods caused immense spiritual suffering for the Tuoba people and left lasting consequences, making later generations unsure how to edit the wild and untamed historical materials of the Tuoba epic into a dignified national history recognized by emperors. The rise of the Northern Wei historical crisis and the decline of Northern Wei historiography can be traced back to this. This book also publishes for the first time the rubbing of the "Yilu Stele" fragments, which will attract the attention of researchers.