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| Yao Hong 姚泓 | |||||||||
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| Emperor of Later Qin | |||||||||
| Emperor of Later Qin | |||||||||
| Reign | 416–417 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Yao Xing | ||||||||
| Born | 388 | ||||||||
| Died | 417 (aged 28–29) Jiankang, Eastern Jin | ||||||||
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| House | Yao | ||||||||
| Dynasty | Later Qin | ||||||||
| Father | Yao Xing | ||||||||
Yao Hong (Chinese: 姚泓; 388–417), courtesy name Yuanzi (元子), was the last emperor of the Qiang-led Later Qin dynasty of China. He was the oldest son and heir of Yao Xing (Emperor Wenzhao), who was already regarded as kind but weak during his father's reign, and after his father's death, with the state already weakened by attacks by the Hu Xia dynasty and with his brothers and cousins repeatedly rebelling, the Eastern Jin general Liu Yu took advantage of Yao Hong's weaknesses to conquer Later Qin. After he surrendered, Liu Yu had him delivered to the Eastern Jin capital Jiankang and executed.