Emperor Xiaomin Yuwen Jue

Yuwen Jue (542-557), one named Qi Luoni, was Emperor Xiaomin of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Xianbei people are the third sons of Yuwen Tai, father of Emperor Wen of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

In 556 (the third year of Emperor Gongdi of the Western Wei Dynasty) Yuwenjue succeeded his father Yuwentai as the official lord, attacking the imperial master, the pillar kingdom, and Otsuka Zai. Later he was named Duke of Zhou.

On February 15, 557 (the first day of the first month of the first lunar month of the first year of the Northern Zhou Dynasty), Yuwenjue, with the support of Zhongshan Gong Yu Wenhu, was called the King of Heaven on behalf of the Western Wei Dynasty. The country name Zhou, historically known as the Northern Zhou. After Yuwenjue built the Zhou Dynasty, Emperor Gong of the Western Wei Dynasty was named Wei Gong, and he was killed soon after. Character Wenhu began to take credit and pride, and he became Otsuka Zai and dictated the state.

In September 557, Yuwen Hu deposed the king Yuwen Jue, demoted him to Duke Lueyang and imprisoned him. He soon poisoned him to death at the age of 16. Later, Yuwen Yong, Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, killed Yuwen Hu and ordered Yuwen Jue to be given the emblem. So he sent Yuchi Jiong, Duke of Shu, posthumously posthumously named him Emperor Xiaomin the southern suburbs and called his tomb Jingling.