Western Wei
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Wei, known in historiography as the Western Wei, was an imperial dynasty of China that followed the disintegration of the Northern Wei. One of the Northern dynasties during the era of the Northern and
Northern dynasties shieldbearer
Western Wei civil officer (535–557)
Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara, Western Wei, Musée Guimet
Section of a Pagoda-Shaped Stele (Western Wei or Northern Zhou), mid-6th century CE
The Northern and Southern dynasties was a period of political division in the history of China that lasted from 420 to 589 AD, following the tumultuous era of the Sixteen Kingdoms and the Eastern Jin
Western Wei
…as the Western Wei (Chinese: 西魏; pinyin: Xī Wèi), was an imperial dynasty of China that followed the disintegration of the Northern Wei. One of the Northern dynasties during the era of the Northern and Southern dynasties, it ruled the western part of northern China from 535 to 557 AD. As with the Northern Wei dynasty…
Army of Northern Wei terracotta soldiers in Xianbei uniform, tomb of Sima Jinlong, 484 CE.
Northern Wei officer. Tomb statuette, Luoyang Museum.
Northern Wei Buddha Maitreya gilt-bronze figurine, 443