Gao Huan

Gao Huan (496–547), nickname Heliuhun, formally Prince Xianwu of Qi, later further formally honored by Northern Qi initially as Emperor Xianwu (literally "the wise and martial emperor"), then as Emperor Shenwu ( literally "the unnamable and martial emperor") with the temple name Gaozu, is the Han Chinese paramount general of the Chinese/Xianbei dynasty Northern Wei and Northern Wei's branch successor state Eastern Wei.

Though ethnically Han, Gao is deeply affected by Xianbei culture and is often considered more Xianbei than Han by his contemporaries.

During his career, he and his family become firmly in control of the government of Eastern Wei, and eventually, in 550, his son Gao Yang forces Emperor Xiaojing of Eastern Wei to yield the throne to him, establishing the Gao clan as the imperial clan of a new Northern Qi state.

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