Yuan Cha

official of the Chinese/Xianbei dynasty Northern Wei

475 CE to 525 CE

Yuan Cha ) (died 525), courtesy name Bojun, nickname Yecha), is an official of the Chinese/Xianbei dynasty Northern Wei, who initially comes to power as the brother-in-law of Emperor Xiaoming's mother and regent Empress Dowager Hu.

In 520, after a conflict with her lover Yuan Yi the Prince of Qinghe, he kills Yuan Yi and puts Empress Dowager Hu under house arrest, effectively taking over as regent.

In 525, a countercoup by Empress Dowager Hu restores her, and bowing to public pressure, she forces him to commit suicide.

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