Murong Bao

Who was Murong Bao?

Murong Bao, courtesy name Daoyou, formally Emperor Huimin of Yan, temple name Liezong or Liezu, was an emperor of the Chinese/Xianbei state Later Yan. He inherited from his father Murong Chui a sizable empire but lost most of it within a span of a year, and would be dead in less than three, a victim of a rebellion by his granduncle Lan Han. Historians largely attributed this to his irresolution and inability to judge military and political decisions. While Later Yan would last for one more decade after his death, it would never regain the power it had under Murong Chui.