Murong Hui 慕容廆

Other names

Family

• Ancestor of Murong Jun (慕容俊)
  descendant · paternal line · 2 generations
  Strongly inferred · Book of Jin 108, passage 171
• Descendant of Muyan (木延)
  grandfather 祖 · paternal line · 2 generations
  Directly stated · Book of Jin 108, passage 9
• Descendant of Mohuba (莫護跋)
  great-grandfather 曾祖 · paternal line · 3 generations
  Directly stated · Book of Jin 108, passage 6
• Spouse of Mother of Murong Han (慕容翰母)
  concubine 妾
  Strongly inferred · Book of Jin 109, passage 11
• Spouse of Mother of Murong Han (慕容翰母)
  concubine 庶
  Directly stated · Book of Jin 109, passage 150
• Sibling of Tuyuhun (吐谷渾)
  elder half-brother by a concubine 庶兄 · Paternal half siblings · paternal line
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 59, passage 50
• Parent of Murong Han (慕容翰)
  eldest son by a concubine 庶長子 · paternal line
  son 子 · paternal line
  Sources vary in certainty · Book of Jin 109, passages 11, 150; Book of Jin 108, passage 48
• Parent of Murong Huang (慕容皝)
  father 父 · paternal line
  former king 先王
  heir son 世子 · paternal line
  son 子 · paternal line
  Sources vary in certainty · Book of Jin 109, passages 3, 273-274; Book of Jin 108, passage 67
• Child of Shegui (涉歸)
  father 父 · paternal line
  Directly stated · Book of Jin 108, passage 10
• Parent of Murong Ren (慕容仁)
  son 子 · paternal line
  youngest son 少子 · paternal line
  Sources vary in certainty · Book of Jin 109, passage 11; Book of Jin 108, passage 102
• Parent of Murong You (慕容幼)
  son 子 · paternal line
  Strongly inferred · Book of Jin 109, passage 16
• Parent of Murong Zhao (慕容昭)
  son 子 · paternal line
  Strongly inferred · Book of Jin 109, passage 11
• Spouse of Mother of Murong Huang (慕容皝母)
  wife 妻 · Primary marriage
  Strongly inferred · Book of Jin 109, passage 11

Origins and identity

• Xianbei 鮮卑
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 59, passage 50
• Xianbei 鮮卑
  Directly stated · Book of Jin 108, passage 2
• Descendant of Youxiong 有熊氏之苗裔
  Directly stated · Book of Jin 108, passage 3

Career and standing

• General Who Pacifies the North / Inspector of Pingzhou 安北將軍、平州刺史
  AD 318 太興後 · Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Jin 108, passage 95
• Xianbei Commander-in-Chief 鮮卑都督
  Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Jin 108, passage 27
• posthumous Grand General equal to Three Dukes 大將軍、開府儀同三司
  Posthumously awarded
  Directly stated · Book of Jin 108, passage 170
• Duke of Liaodong 遼東郡公
  AD 318 太興後 · Advanced
  Directly stated · Book of Jin 108, passage 96
• Duke of Liaodong 遼東公
  AD 317 建武初 · Held
  Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 109, passage 6
• Duke of Changli 昌黎公
  Offered declined
  Directly stated · Book of Jin 108, passage 59

Places and affiliations

• Polity Yan 燕 · Relation Ruled
  Strongly inferred · Book of Jin 109, passages 150, 152
• Polity Id eastern-jin · Relation Served
  Directly stated · Book of Jin 108, passages 59, 95
• At Jicheng in Changli 昌黎棘城
  Directly stated · Book of Jin 108, passage 2
• AD 294 元康四年
  At Greater Jicheng 大棘城 · Relation Moved to
  Directly stated · Book of Jin 108, passage 35
• AD 289 太康十年
  At Green Mountain on the Tu River 徒河之青山 · Relation Moved to
  Directly stated · Book of Jin 108, passage 34

Works and attributed material

• Household Instructions 家令
  Relation Author
  Directly stated · Book of Jin 108, passage 110
• Household Instructions 家令
  Relation Author
  Directly stated · Book of Jin 108, passage 110
• Letter · Author · With Tao Kan (陶侃) · Direct quotation
  Directly stated · Book of Jin 108, passages 111-140
• Speech · Speaker · With Gao Zhan (高瞻) · Direct quotation
  Directly stated · Book of Jin 108, passages 207-210
• Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation
  Directly stated · Book of Jin 108, passages 24-25

Events and relationships

• Defeated
  Military · Commander · With Sulian (素連)
  Directly stated · Book of Jin 108, passage 56
• Defeated
  Military · Commander · With Yuwen Siduguan (宇文悉獨官)
  Directly stated · Book of Jin 108, passage 85
• Defeated
  Military · Commander · With Su Yan (大素延) · At Jicheng 棘城
  Directly stated · Book of Jin 108, passage 43
• Identified with Tuyuhun
  Kinship · Younger brother · With Tuyuhun (吐谷渾)
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 59, passage 50
• Preserved the region and attracted refugees
  Political · Founder ruler · Mode quotation Speaker Feng Yu (封裕)
  Directly stated · Book of Jin 109, passage 273

Assessments and attributes

• Assessment divine martial sage strategy; preserved the region · Mode quotation Speaker Feng Yu (封裕)
  Directly stated · Book of Jin 109, passage 273
• Assessment instrument for the age who rectifies disaster · Mode named-source-report Speaker Zhang Hua (張華)
  Directly stated · Book of Jin 108, passage 12
• eight chi tall, imposing and handsome
  Physical description
  Directly stated · Book of Jin 108, passage 11

Source notes

• Historicity historical
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 59, passage 50