{{Infobox royalty | name = Mu Zeng | title = Native chieftain of Lijiang<br>Magistrate of Lijiang | image = A portrait of Mu Zeng.jpg | image_size = 200px | caption = | full name = Mu Zeng (木增, Chinese name)<br>A-chai A-ssu (Nakhi name) | father = | mother = | spouse = | issue = | succession = Native chieftain of Lijiang | reign = 1600 – 1624 | predecessor = Mu Qing | successor = Mu Yi | house = | regnal name = Magistrate of Lijiang (麗江知府) | birth_date = {{birth date|1587|9|19}} | birth_place = Lijiang | death_date = {{death date and age|1646|9|9|1587|9|19}} | death_place = Lijiang | place of burial = | signature = }} '''Mu Zeng''' ({{zh|木增}}, September 19, 1587 – September 9, 1646), also known as '''A-chai A-ssu''' in Nakhi, was the native chieftain of Lijiang between 1597 and 1623. He was born to Mu Qing ({{zh|木青}}) and Ashijia ({{zh|阿室加}}) and ascended the throne when he was ten years old. The chieftain was known for his literature and wrote many anthologies.<ref>《木氏宦谱》(木氏宗谱)，【清】木钟等编</ref><ref name=GN>《中国西南古纳西王国》(''The Ancient Nakhi Kingdom of Southwest China'')，Joseph Rock 著，刘宗岳译，云南美术出版社，1999年4月出版，{{ISBN|978-780-586-514-0}}</ref>
In 1624, he announced his privacy and gave his position to his son, Mu Yi ({{zh|木懿}}).<ref name=GN/>
Mu Zeng welcomed Xu Xiake when he came to Lijiang in 1640.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.qqwwr.com/staticpages/20100320/qqwwr4ba4e617-366247.shtml|script-title=zh:徐霞客与纳西土司木增的非常之交|language=Chinese}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}} {{s-start}} |-style="text-align: center; background: #FFE4E1;" |align="center" colspan="3"|'''Mu Zeng''' {{s-before|before=Mu Qing}} {{s-title|title=Native chieftain of Lijiang|years=1600—1624}} {{s-after|after=Mu Yi}} {{s-end}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mu, Zeng}} Category:Politicians from Yunnan Category:1587 births Category:1646 deaths Category:Ming dynasty government officials Category:People from Lijiang