Emperor Xuanwu of Northern Wei

Names
	Family name: Initially Tuòbá (拓拔), later Yuán (元, changed 496);; Given name: Kè (恪)
Era dates
	Jǐngmíng (景明) 500–503; Zhèngshǐ (正始) 504–508; Yǒngpíng (永平) 508–512; Yánchāng (延昌) 512–515;
Posthumous name
	Emperor Xuanwu (宣武皇帝, lit. "Responsible and Martial")
Temple name
	Shizong (世宗)

Emperor Xuanwu of Northern Wei
北魏宣武帝
Emperor Xuanwu of Northern Wei; 北魏宣武帝
Emperor of Northern Wei
Reign	May 7, 499 – February 12, 515
Predecessor	Emperor Xiaowen
Successor	Emperor Xiaoming
Born	483
Died	February 12, 515
Burial	Jing Mausoleum (景陵)
Names
Names
	Family name: Initially Tuòbá (拓拔), later Yuán (元, changed 496);; Given name: Kè (恪)
Era dates
	Jǐngmíng (景明) 500–503; Zhèngshǐ (正始) 504–508; Yǒngpíng (永平) 508–512; Yánchāng (延昌) 512–515;
Posthumous name
	Emperor Xuanwu (宣武皇帝, lit. "Responsible and Martial")
Temple name
	Shizong (世宗)
House	Yuan (Tuoba)
Dynasty	Northern Wei
Father	Emperor Xiaowen
Mother	Empress Wenzhao

Emperor Xuanwu of Northern Wei (May or June 483 – February 12, 515) was an emperor of the Xianbei-led Chinese Northern Wei dynasty (499-515). He was born Tuoba Ke, but later changed his surname so that he became Yuan Ke. During Emperor Xuanwu's reign, Northern Wei appeared, outwardly, to be at its prime, but there was much political infighting and corruption, particularly by Emperor Xuanwu's uncle Gao Zhao.

Emperor Xuanwu was an avid Buddhist and often personally lectured on the Buddhist sutras. During his reign, Buddhism effectively became the state religion.

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