Tiefu Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
The Tiefu (Simplified Chinese character: 铁弗, Traditional Chinese character: 鐵弗, pinyin: Tiěfú) was a pre-state Hunnic tribe during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms in China. Its chieftain Liu Bobo established the state of Xia in 407 and changed his family name into Helian. Although the Xia lasted up to 431, its capital Tongwan was certainly a heavily fortified and state-of-the-art city that would serve as a frontier garrison until the Song Dynasty. Its ruins was discovered in Qing Dynasty and can still be seen in present-day Shaanxi province.
All rulers of the Xia declared themselves "emperors".
Chieftains of the Tiefu and rulers of the Xia
| Temple names | Posthumous names | Family names and given name | Durations of reigns | Era names and their according durations |
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| Chieftains of the Tiefu |
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| Did not exist | Did not exist | 劉去卑 Liú Qùbēi; | mid 3rd century | Did not exist |
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| Did not exist | Did not exist | 劉誥升爰 Liú Gàoshēngyuán; | mid 3rd century - late 3rd century | Did not exist |
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| Did not exist | Did not exist | 劉虎 Liú Hǔ | early 4th century (309?) - 341 | Did not exist |
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| Did not exist | Did not exist | 劉務恒 Liú Wùhéng; | 341-356 | Did not exist |
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| Did not exist | Did not exist | 劉閼陋頭 Liú èlòutóu; | 356-358 | Did not exist |
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| Did not exist | Did not exist | 劉悉勿祈 Liú Xīwùqí; | 358-359 | Did not exist |
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| Did not exist | Did not exist | 劉衛辰 Liú Wèichén; | 359-391 | Did not exist |
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| Did not exist | Did not exist | 劉勃勃 Liú Bóbó; | 391-407 | Did not exist |
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| Rulers of the Xia |
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| Shizu (世祖 Shìzǔ) | Wulie (武烈 Wǔliè) | 赫連勃勃 Hèlián Bóbó; | 407-425 | Longsheng (龍升 Lóngshēng) 407-413 Fengxiang (鳳翔 Fèngxiáng) 413-418 Changwu (昌武 Chāngwǔ) 418-419 Zhenxing (真興 Zhēnxīng) 419-425 |
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| Did not exist | King of Qin (秦王 Qín Wáng) | 赫連昌 Hèlián Chāng; | 425-428 | Chengguang (承光 Chéngguāng) 425-428 |
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| Did not exist | King of Pingyuan (平原王 Píngyuán Wáng) | 赫連定 Hèlián Dìng; | 428-431 | Shengguang (勝光 Shèngguāng) 428-431 |
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