Yao Chang
Yao Chang (; 331–394),
courtesy name Jingmao (景茂), also known by his
posthumous name as the
Emperor Wuzhao of Later Qin (後秦武昭帝), was the founding
emperor of the
Qiang-led Chinese
Later Qin dynasty. His father
Yao Yizhong had been a powerful general and Qiang chieftain under the
Later Zhao emperor
Shi Hu, but after Later Zhao's collapse after Shi Hu's death, Yao Chang's older brother
Yao Xiang tried to start an independent state but was defeated and killed by Former Qin forces. Yao Chang became a Former Qin general, but after an incident in 384 after the Former Qin emperor
Fu Jiān's defeat at the
Battle of Fei River, Yao Chang feared that Fu Jiān would kill him and therefore rebelled. He subsequently captured and killed Fu Jiān, who had saved his life when Yao Xiang was defeated, causing many historians to view him as a traitor and murderer.
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