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He was the brother of the West Saxon King Caedwalla, and when Caedwalla conquered Kent in August 686, he left Mul in charge as his puppet ruler. However, the people of Kent revolted after only a few months and cornered Mul in a house, which they set ablaze, killing him.
These events invited the retaliatory wrath of Caedwalla, who returned to Kent on a rampage of destruction, but he too died shortly thereafter.