(丁信) to depose Murong Xi and replace him with another younger brother of her son, Murong Yuan (慕容淵, note different character than his brother) the Duke of Zhangwu. The plot was discovered, and Murong Xi executed Ding Xin and Murong Yuan and forced Empress Dowager Ding to commit suicide, but still buried her with honors due an empress. References Book of Jin, vol. 124. Zizhi Tongjian, vols. 110, 111, 112. Later Yan empresses dowager 4th-century births 402 deaths 4th-century Chinese women 4th-century Chinese people Suicides in Later Yan