Tuoba

first dynasty of Northern dynasties during the Northern and Southern Dynasties period (386–535)

dynasty in Northwest China during the Northern and Southern Dynasties period

former country (534–550)

thumb|A Northern Wei officer. Tomb statuette, [[Luoyang Museum.]] The Tuoba (Chinese) or Tabgatch (, Tabγač), also known by other names, was an influential Xianbei clan in early imperial China. During the Sixteen Kingdoms after the fall of Han and the Three Kingdoms, the Tuoba established and ruled the Dai state in northern China. The dynasty ruled from 310 to 376 and was restored in 386. The same year, the dynasty was renamed Wei, later distinguished in Chinese historiography as the Northern Wei. This powerful state gained control of most of northern China, supporting Buddhism while increasin

predecessor of Northern Wei, part of the Sixteen Kingdoms

extinct language once spoken in China