Yuwen Tai - Personal Information

Personal Information

• Father
  • Yuwen Gong (宇文肱) (d. 526?), posthumously honored as Emperor De
• Mother
  • Lady Wang
• Sister
  • Princess Changle, wife of Yuchi Qidou and mother of Yuchi Jiong and Yuchi Gang
• Wives
  • Lady Wang, sister of Wang Chaoshi (王超世)
  • The Princess Fengyi (d. 541), sister of Emperor Xiaowu of Northern Wei, posthumously honored as Empress Yuan, mother of Yuwen Jue
• Major Concubines
  • Lady Yao, mother of Yuwen Yu
  • Lady Chinu, mother of Yuwen Yong and Yuwen Zhi
  • Lady Dabugan, mother of Yuwen Xian
  • Lady Wang, mother of Yuwen Zhao
• Children
  • Yuwen Yu (宇文毓), initially the Duke of Ningdu (created 548), later Emperor Ming of Northern Zhou
  • Yuwen Zhen (宇文震), initially the Duke of Wuyi (created 550), later Duke Xian of Song
  • Yuwen Jue (宇文覺), initially the Duke of Lüeyang (created 550), later the Duke of Zhou (created 556), later Emperor Xiaomin of Northern Zhou
  • Yuwen Yong (宇文邕), initially the Duke of Fǔcheng (note different tone than his brother's title) (created 554), later the Duke of Lu (created 559), later Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou
  • Yuwen Xian (宇文憲) (b. 544), initially the Duke of Fúcheng (note different tone than his brother's title), later the Duke of Ancheng (created 554), later Duke of Qi, later Prince Yang of Qi (created 574, executed by Emperor Xuan of Northern Zhou 578)
  • Yuwen Zhi (宇文直), initially the Duke of Qin Commandery (created 556), later the Duke of Wei, later Prince La of Wei (created, demoted to commoner rank, and executed by Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou 574)
  • Yuwen Zhao (宇文招), initially the Duke of Zhengping (created 556), later the Duke of Zhao, later Prince Jian of Zhao (created 574, executed by Yang Jian 580)
  • Yuwen Jian (宇文儉), initially the Duke of Qiao, later Prince Xiao of Qiao (created 574, executed by Yang Jian 581)
  • Yuwen Chun (宇文純), initially the Duke of Chen, later Prince Huo of Chen (created 574, executed by Yang Jian 580)
  • Yuwen Sheng (宇文盛), initially the Duke of Yue, later Prince Ye of Yue (created 574, executed by Yang Jian 580)
  • Yuwen Da (宇文達), initially the Duke of Dai, later Prince Bei of Dai (created 574, executed by Yang Jian 581)
  • Yuwen Tong (宇文通), initially the Duke of Ji, later Prince Kang of Ji (created 574, executed by Yang Jian 581)
  • Yuwen You (宇文逌), initially the Duke of Teng, later Prince Wen of Teng (created 574, executed by Yang Jian 581)
  • Empress Yuwen of Emperor Fei of Western Wei
  • Princess Xiangyang, married Dou Yi, Duke of Shenwu and was the maternal grandmother of Emperor Taizong of Tang
  • Princess Pingyuan
  • Princess Yongfu
  • Princess, wife of Heba Wei (賀拔緯)
  • Princess, wife of Ruogan Feng (若干鳳)
  • Princess Xihe
  • Princess Yigui