Murong Bao

Emperor Huimin of Later Yan
後燕惠愍帝
Emperor of Later Yan
ReignJune 21, 396[1][2] – May 27, 398
PredecessorMurong Chui
SuccessorLan Han (usurper)
Born355[3]
DiedMay 27, 398(398-05-27) (aged 42–43)[1][4]
Full name
Era name and dates
Yǒngkāng (永康): June 21, 396[1][2] – May 27, 398[1][2]
Posthumous name
Emperor Huimin (惠愍皇帝, "benevolent and suffering") (full)
Temple name
Lièzōng (烈宗)[4] or Lièzǔ (烈祖)[5]
HouseMurong
DynastyLater Yan

Murong Bao (Chinese: 慕容寶; 355–398), courtesy name Daoyou (道佑), Xianbei name Kugou (庫勾), also known by his posthumous name as the Emperor Huimin of Later Yan (後燕惠愍帝), was an emperor of the Xianbei-led Chinese Later Yan dynasty. He inherited from his father Murong Chui (Emperor Wucheng) a sizable empire but lost most of it within a span of a year, and would be dead in less than three, a victim of a rebellion by his granduncle Lan Han. Historians largely attributed this to his irresolution and inability to judge military and political decisions. While the Later Yan would last for one more decade after his death, it would never regain the power it had under Murong Chui.


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