Some facts about this emperor:
- He was the last emperor of
the Later Yan Dynasty (384-407), founded by Murong Chui.
- He was a member of the
Xianbei ethnic group
- He was so obsessed with his
empress that there was nothing he would not do for her even though it
caused hardship to the people.
- To show his love for his
beloved late wife, he removed her clothes, embraced her and made love to
her corpse.
- Besides ordering ministers to
cry and show their grief over the death of the empress, he also ordered
all senior and junior officials as well as the locals to take part in the
construction of her mausoleum, which was built deep underground and
covered several square kilometers.
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