Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Former Yan Ruler

Murong Huang 慕容皝

Attested AD 318 - AD 348

Passages
8
Chapters
2
Histories
2

Overview

The translated histories identify Murong Huang as a general, royal family member, ruler, and student. This record brings together 8 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Murong Huang 慕容皝 Murong Huang
Title Heir 世子
Given name Huang 皝 Huang
Surname Murong 慕容 Murong
Personal name Murong Huang 慕容皝 Murong Huang
Given 皝 Huang

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • General
  • Royal Family Member
  • Ruler
  • Student

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 太興初 · Western Interval: Start: AD 318 · End: AD 330
    Explicit event contextual date · jinshu:108:s0081
  • Source Date: Text: 慕容皝以柳城之北 · Western Interval: Start: AD 337 · End: AD 348
    Explicit · liaoshi:039:s0169
  • Source Date: Text: 慕容皝置集寧縣 · Western Interval: Start: AD 333 · End: AD 348
    Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:039:s0265

Family

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  • Child of Murong Hui (慕容廆)
    Kinship Term: heir son / 世子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father · Line: paternal

Places and affiliations

Events and relationships

  • Kind: political · Role: ruler · Action: built-Longcheng-moved-capital · Place: Longcheng / Helong Palace / 龍城
    Explicit · liaoshi:039:s0169
  • Kind: administrative · Role: founder · Action: established-county · Place: Jining County / 集寧縣 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 慕容皝置集寧縣 · Western Interval: Start: AD 333 · End: AD 348
    Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:039:s0265
  • Kind: administrative · Role: ruler · Action: established-Xile-County · Place: Xile County / 西樂縣
    Explicit · liaoshi:039:s0230

References in the histories

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Book of Jin, Chapter 108Volume 108 Records 8: Murong Hui · 5 passages
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History of Liao, Chapter 39Volume 39 Treatises 9: Geography 3 · 3 passages
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