Ran Min

Emperor Ping of Wei
魏平帝
Emperor of Ran Wei
Reign350 – May 17, 352[1][2]
BornUnknown
DiedJune 1, 352[3][1]
Full name
Era name and dates
Yǒngxīng (永興): 350 – September 8, 352[1][4]
Posthumous name
Heavenly King Wudao
(武悼天王, by the Former Yan)
Emperor Ping
(平皇帝, by the Ran family)
DynastyRan Wei

Ran Min (simplified Chinese: 冉闵; traditional Chinese: 冉閔; pinyin: Rǎn Mǐn; died 352), also known as Shi Min (石閔), posthumously honored by the Former Yan as Heavenly King Wudao of (Ran) Wei ((冉)魏武悼天王), courtesy name Yongzeng (永曾), nickname Jinu (棘奴), was a military leader during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms in China and the only emperor of the short-lived state Ran Wei (冉魏). He was known for ordering the culling of the Jie and other barbarians, during which 200,000 people, both Han and non-Han people, were killed between 349 and 350.

  1. ^ a b c Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 99.
  2. ^ "中央研究院".
  3. ^ "中央研究院".
  4. ^ "中央研究院".

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