Overview
The translated histories identify Cheng Yan as a military officer. This record brings together 3 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Cheng Yan | 承燕 | Chéng Yàn |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · qingshigao:470:s0003
Roles
- Military Officer
Life and dates
Death
- Manner: drowned himself in a well · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 宣統三年 · Western Year: AD 1911Explicit · qingshigao:470:s0122
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 宣統三年 · Western Year: AD 1911Explicit event contextual date · qingshigao:470:s0112, qingshigao:470:s0122
Career and standing
- Label: left vice commander / 左翼副都統 · Action: heldExplicit · qingshigao:470:s0112
References in the histories
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