Wikipedia's article on Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei documents his patronage of Kou Qianzhi's reformed Taoism, the 442 ceremony in which he received Taoist amulets and became the first Northern Wei emperor to accept a Daoist register of investiture, and the persecution of Buddhism that followed in 446. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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A general reference encyclopedia, tier 3, used here to corroborate the 442 investiture date and Emperor Taiwu's broader reign, corroborating Richard Mather's academic account above. NotesUsed to corroborate the 442 investiture date and Emperor Taiwu's reign dates.
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Source Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei (Wikipedia)
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