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Murong Chong
Murong Chong was a prince of the deposed Former Yan house who led the Xianbei rising against Former Qin after the Battle of Fei River. Taking over from his brother Murong Hong in 384, he captured and plundered Chang'an in 385 and proclaimed himself emperor of the state later called Western Yan. His followers, eager to return east, killed him in 386.
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