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

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.

Rulers of the Dai

Temple names	Posthumous Name	Family names and given name	Durations of reigns	Era name
Chinese convention: use family name and given name
Taizhu (太祖)	Mu (穆 Mù)	拓跋猗盧 Tuòbá Yīlú	315–316	none
did not exist	did not exist	拓跋普根 Tuòbá Pǔgēn	316	none
did not exist	did not exist	Unnamed young son of Tuoba Pugen	316	none
did not exist	Pingwen (平文 Píngwén)	拓跋鬱律 Tuòbá Yùlǜ	316–321	none
did not exist	Hui (惠 Huì)	拓跋賀傉 Tuòbá Hèrǔ	321–325	none
did not exist	Yang (煬 Yáng)	拓跋紇那 Tuòbá Gēnà	325–329, 335–337	none
did not exist	Lie (烈 Liè)	拓跋翳槐 Tuòbá Yīhuái	329–335, 337	none
Gaozu (高祖)	Zhaocheng (昭成 Zhaōchéng)	拓跋什翼犍 Tuòbá Shíyìjiān	338–376	Jiànguó 建國 338 – 376

Dai in astronomy

Dai is represented by two stars, Iota Capricorni (代一 Dài yī, English: the First Star of Dai) and 38 Capricorni (代二 Dài èr, English: the Second Star of Dai), in Twelve States asterism.

See also

• Xianbei
• List of past Chinese ethnic groups
• Wu Hu
• Northern Wei Dynasty