Murong Chong

Facts

Reign

385 – 386 (2nd ruler of Western Yan)

Length of reign

1 year

Born

359

Died

386

Age at accession

27

Age at death

28

Cause of death

AssassinatedKilled by officials, relatives, eunuchs or others within the same regime (including poisoning)

Path to the throne

Installed by othersFounded the titleSucceeded the previous ruler of the same regime, but the choice was made by officials, the army, eunuchs, consort kin, an empress dowager or the imperial clan

Predecessor

慕容泓 (did not claim the title of emperor)

Successor

Murong Yao

Era names

• 更始 Gèngshǐ

Ages are given in East Asian reckoning (sui): a person is one year old at birth and gains a year at each New Year, so the figure is one or two years higher than the Western age.

During the reign

Number of times each event is recorded in the official histories. How each item is counted

Era name changes

1

General amnesties

0

Empresses installed

0

Crown princes deposed

0

Personal campaigns

1

Rebellions suppressed

0

Rebellions faced

1

Capital relocations

0