Northern Wei dynasty

or Toba dynasty

(AD 386–534/35) Longest-lived and most powerful of the northern Chinese dynasties that ruled after the Han dynasty fell and before the Sui and Tang dynasties reunified China. Founded by Toba tribesmen, the Northern Wei defended its territory against other northern nomads and by 439 had unified all of northern China. The Wei lifestyle became more sedentary, and the Toba people, impressed by Chinese culture, began to emulate the Chinese. To bring into cultivation land abandoned during war, hundreds of thousands of peasants were relocated and allocated land under the equal-field system of land distribution. The rulers of the Northern Wei were great patrons of Buddhism, and the period is noted for its Buddhist art, particularly at the caves of Yungang. The one exception, the emperor Taiwu, persecuted Buddhists and supported Daoism.

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The more than 2,000 grottoes, located in Henan Province, contain about 110,000 Buddhist sculptures over a period of 400 years from the late period of the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty (493-907).

Japan to give some $620,000 for conservation project in China by Asian Economic News

Also included are four Chinese Buddhist sculptures, including a standing Maitreya, or Buddha of the Future, datable to the Northern Wei dynasty (386-534).

LACMA WILL RECEIVE GIFT OF CHINESE ART; 75 MAJOR WORKS DONATED FROM A ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

when the Xianbei people founded the Northern Wei dynasty (386-534).

Genghis Khan: Treasures from Inner Mongolia by Kessler, Adam T. / USA Today (Magazine)

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