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welfare of his sabjects, teaching them agricultare, sericulture, and archery, for the last of which monthly examinations were held, and also opening schools for the study of philosophy, etc. He built his capital at |[|| j^ Lung-ch*6ng in Chihli; and afber conquering northern Korea in 845, proclaimed himself independent. He was killed by a fall from his horse in the hunting-field, and canonised by Mu-jung Tsun ^b ^ jj^ ^ ^ ^^^ oi the Earlier Yen State. Mu-jung Hui ^^ 0g (T. ^ j^). A.D. 268-333. Son of 1646 a fi^han of the Turkic tribe known as Hsien-pi, which had settled to the north of Peking. A bold handsome youth, he grew to the height of 8 feet; and when his younger brother usurped his rights, he gave in his allegiance to the ruling Emperor of the Chin dynasty. The latter was greatly pleased, and appointed him chief of the Hsien-pi tribe; and in 289 he was ordered to instruct his fellow- countrymen in agriculture and sericulture after the systems practised in China. In 307 he took the title of Great Khan of the Hsien-pi, and in 326, afber many years spent in the Imperial service, he was ennobled as Duke. He was canonised as ^, and later on by his grandson, Mu-jung Tsun, as ^ jj^ "^ ^ *^ of the Earlier Yen State.

Mu-jung Hung ^ ^ '/3^ * An officer in the service of Fn 1646 Chien. In A.D. 384 he left his post, collected an army of Turkic settlers in Sbansi, and seized Hua-yin in Shensi. He then marched against Ch*ang-an, but was murdered on the way. See Mu'^ung Cheung,

Mu-jung Pao lk#^ (T. ^^)- A.D. 355-399. Fourth 1647 son of Mu-jung Ch^ui, whom he succeeded in 396. Frivolous and worthless in his youth, as Heir Apparent he made an attempt to reform and gained the respect of all. Soon afber his accession he undertook to make war against the Wei State, but his forces suffered a disastrous reverse. He himself fled to ^ ^ Lan Han,