Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou 北周武帝 | |||||||||||||||||
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![]() Tang dynasty portrait of Emperor Wu by artist Yan Liben (c. 600–673) | |||||||||||||||||
Emperor of Northern Zhou | |||||||||||||||||
Reign | 31 May 560[1] – 21 June 578 | ||||||||||||||||
Predecessor | Emperor Ming | ||||||||||||||||
Successor | Emperor Xuan | ||||||||||||||||
Regent | Yuwen Hu (until 572) | ||||||||||||||||
Born | 543 | ||||||||||||||||
Died | 578 (aged 34–35) | ||||||||||||||||
Burial | Xiao Mausoleum (孝陵) | ||||||||||||||||
Consorts | Empress Wucheng Empress Dowager Li Ezi | ||||||||||||||||
Issue | Emperor Xuan Yuwen Zan Yuwen Zhi Yuwen Yun Yuwen Chong Yuwen Dui Yuwen Yuan Princess Qingdou Princess Yiyang | ||||||||||||||||
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House | Yuwen | ||||||||||||||||
Dynasty | Northern Zhou | ||||||||||||||||
Father | Yuwen Tai | ||||||||||||||||
Mother | Empress Xuan |
Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou ((北)周武帝) (543 – 21 June 578[2]), personal name Yuwen Yong (宇文邕), Xianbei name Miluotu (禰羅突), was an emperor of the Xianbei-led Northern Zhou dynasty of China. As was the case of the reigns of his brothers Emperor Xiaomin and Emperor Ming, the early part of his reign was dominated by his cousin Yuwen Hu, but in April 572 he ambushed Yuwen Hu and seized power personally. He thereafter ruled ably and built up the power of his military, destroying the rivaling Northern Qi dynasty in 577 and annexing its territory. His death the next year, however, ended his ambitions of uniting China, and under the reign of his erratic son Emperor Xuan (Yuwen Yun), Northern Zhou itself soon deteriorated and was usurped by Yang Jian, who founded the Sui dynasty, in 581.
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