Northern Wei generals

Yu Zhong , né Wuniuyu Qiannian , courtesy name Sixian , formally Duke Wujing of Lingshou , was an official of the /Xianbei dynasty Northern Wei who briefly served as regent during the reign of .
Background and early career
Wuniuyu Qiannian was born from a line of Northern Wei nobles of Xianbei ethnicity. His great-grandfather Wuniuyu Lidi was one of Northern Wei's most famous generals during the reigns of and . His father Wuniuyu Lie served as a general during the reigns...

Xiao Baoyin , courtesy name Zhiliang , was an imperial prince of the dynasty Southern Qi. In 502, as Southern Qi was on the edge of being taken over by the general , who was preparing by killing the imperial princes, Xiao Baoyin fled to rival Northern...

Wei Xiaokuan , formal personal name Wei Shuyu , known by the Xianbei name Yuwen Xiaokuan during late Western Wei and Northern Zhou, formally Duke Xiang of Xun , was a general of the /Xianbei states Western Wei and Northern Zhou. He first became a prominent...

Juqu Mengxun was a prince of the /Xiongnu state Northern Liang, and the first from the Juqu clan. His cousin Juqu Nancheng and he initially supported Duan Ye as prince of Northern Liang in 397 after rebelling against Later Liang, but in 401, Juqu Mengxun...