Dai (Sixteen Kingdoms)

For the state during the Spring and Autumn Period, see Dai (Spring and Autumn Period).

Dai
代
Vassal of Jin Dynasty, Later Zhao, Former Yan, Former Qin
310–376
Capital		Shengle
Government		Monarchy
Prince
•	310–316	Tuoba Yilu
•	338–376	Tuoba Shiyijian
History
•	Established	310
•	Status upgraded from dukedom to principality	315
•	Disestablished	376
Preceded by Succeeded by Jin Dynasty (265–420) Former Qin

Dai (Chinese: 代; pinyin: Dài) was a state of the Xianbei clan of Tuoba, during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms in China. It existed from 310 to 376 AD, with its capital at Shengle (盛樂) (near modern Holingol county (和林格爾) of Hohhot, Inner Mongolia).

The name "Dai" originated when Tuoba Yilu was appointed Duke of Dai (代公) by the Western Jin in 310 AD, as a reward for helping Liu Kun (劉琨), the Governor of Bingzhou (并州), fight against the Xiongnu state of Han Zhao. The fief was later promoted from a duchy to a principality. Dai was conquered in 376 by the Former Qin state, and its descendants later established the Northern Wei Dynasty in the 4th century.

Chieftains of Tuoba Clan 219–377 (as Princes of Dai 315–377)

Posthumous name	Full name	Period of Reign	Other
神元 Shényuán	拓拔力微 Tuòbá Lìwéi	219–277	Temple Name: 始祖 Shízǔ
章 Zhāng	拓拔悉鹿 Tuòbá Xīlù	277–286
平 Píng	拓拔綽 Tuòbá Chuò	286–293
思 Sī	拓拔弗 Tuòbá Fú	293–294
昭 Zhāo	拓拔祿官 Tuòbá Lùguān	294–307
桓 Huán	拓拔猗㐌 Tuòbá Yītuō	295–305
穆 Mù	拓拔猗盧 Tuòbá Yīlú	295–316
None	拓拔普根 Tuòbá Pǔgēn	316
None	拓拔 Tuòbá	316
平文 Píngwén	拓跋鬱律 Tuòbá Yùlǜ	316–321
惠 Huì	拓拔賀傉 Tuòbá Hèrǔ	321–325
煬 Yáng	拓拔紇那 Tuòbá Hénǎ	325–329 and 335–337
烈 Liè	拓拔翳槐 Tuòbá Yìhuaí	329–335 and 337–338
昭成 Zhaōchéng	拓拔什翼健 Tuòbá Shíyìjiàn	338–377	Era name: 建國 Jiànguó

Tuoba clan familty tree

Tuoba clan familty tree

See also

• List of past Chinese ethnic groups
• Wu Hu