Murong Wei

Emperor You of Former Yan
前燕幽帝
Emperor of Former Yan
ReignFebruary 17, 360[1][2] – 370[3]
PredecessorMurong Jun
RegentMurong Ke (360–367)
Murong Ping (368–370)
Born350[4][5]
Died385 (aged 34–35)[5][6]
Chang'an, Former Qin
Full name
Era name and dates
Jìanxī (建熙): February 17, 360[1][2] – 370[3]
Posthumous name
Emperor Yōu (幽皇帝)
HouseMurong
DynastyFormer Yan

Murong Wei (Chinese: 慕容暐; 350–385), courtesy name Jingmao (景茂), also known by his Southern Yan-accorded posthumous name as the Emperor You of Former Yan (前燕幽帝), was the last emperor of the Xianbei-led Chinese Former Yan dynasty. He became emperor at age 10 and, late in his reign, with powers in the hands of his mother Empress Dowager Kezuhun and his incompetent and corrupt granduncle Murong Ping, was captured by Former Qin's prime minister Wang Meng in 370, ending Former Yan. Later, during the middle of Former Qin's collapse after its defeat at the Battle of Fei River in 383, he tried to join his brother Murong Chong in rebellion and was executed by the Emperor Xuanzhao of Former Qin in early 385.

  1. ^ a b Academia Sinica Chinese-Western Calendar Converter.
  2. ^ a b Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 101.
  3. ^ a b Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 102.
  4. ^ Book of Jin, vol. 111.
  5. ^ a b Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 105.
  6. ^ Murong Wei was executed in the 12th month of the Chinese lunar year that generally corresponded to 384, but the 12th month would have been almost entirely in 386. See Academia Sinica Chinese-Western Calendar Converter.