HIST 208 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Anastasius I Dicorus, Brocade, Luoyang

• School: McGill University
• Department: History
• Course: HIST 208
• Professor: Griet Vankeerberghen

Document Summary

Northern wei (386-534 bce: historical overview of the northern wei, the northern wei capital city: luoyang and its cosmopolitan culture, buddhism and its in uence to chinese culture. Tuoba xianbei: the northern wei dynasty was built by tuoba branch of the xianbei people. Datong, shanxi province) and then relocated in luoyang (in henan province) The servants and maids, who added up to over a thousand people, were all involved in the making of fabric and brocade to be sold, along with alcohol. At the same time, they raised animals and grew vegetables on palace grounds, all to to be sold for pro t. Tuoba gui (posthumous title emperor daowu, r. 376/386-408) founded the state dai. Took the throne at age 4; raised by his grandmother, empress dowager wenming: 494 ce: moved the capital to luoyang. As the commercial center: 524 ce: The rebellion of the six garrisons: 534 ce: Eastern wei (534-560) and western wei (536-566)