Yuan Zhao

Yuan Zhao
元釗
Emperor of Northern Wei
ReignApril 2 – May 17, 528
PredecessorEmpress Regnant Wutai
SuccessorEmperor Xiaozhuang
Born526
DiedMay 17, 528
Names
Family name: Yuán (元)
Given name: Zhāo (釗)
Era name and dates
Wǔtài (武泰): 528
HouseYuan
DynastyNorthern Wei

Yuan Zhao (Chinese: 元釗) (526 – May 17, 528), also known in historiography as Youzhu of Northern Wei (北魏幼主; literally "the young lord"), was briefly an emperor of the Xianbei-led Chinese Northern Wei dynasty.