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Emperor Huiyi of Yan 燕惠懿帝 | |||||||||||||||||
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Heavenly King of Great Yan | |||||||||||||||||
Ruler of Northern Yan | |||||||||||||||||
Reign | September 16, 407 – November 6, 409 | ||||||||||||||||
Predecessor | Murong Sheng (Later Yan) | ||||||||||||||||
Successor | Feng Ba | ||||||||||||||||
Died | November 6, 409 | ||||||||||||||||
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House | Gao (by birth) Murong (by adoption) | ||||||||||||||||
Dynasty | Northern Yan or Later Yan |
Gao Yun (Chinese: 高雲) (died 409), at one time Murong Yun (慕容雲), courtesy name Ziyu (子雨), also known by his posthumous name as the Emperor Huiyi of Later/Northern Yan (後/北燕惠懿帝), was either the last monarch of China's Later Yan dynasty or the founding monarch of China's Northern Yan dynasty, depending on the historian's characterization. He was a descendant of the royal house of Goguryeo (Gaogouli), whose ancestors were captured by the Former Yan dynasty. He was adopted into the Later Yan imperial house after helping Murong Bao (Emperor Huimin) put down a rebellion by Murong Bao's son Murong Hui. Gao Yun became emperor after the people rebelled against the despotic rule of his adoptive uncle Murong Xi (Emperor Zhaowen), and during his reign, he used the title "Heavenly King". In 409, he was assassinated, and after a disturbance, was replaced by his ethnic Han general Feng Ba (Emperor Wencheng).[1]