Congyan (從嚴) | 24 Histories

Overview

Congyan was an aristocrat and Royal Family Member.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 900 to AD 946 故秦王從嚴
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 16

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Li Yongji (李永吉)
son 子
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 16

Career and standing

Prince of Qin 秦王
Held
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 16

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 16

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 30Volume 30 Later Han Biographies 10: Su Fengji, Shi Hongzhao, Yang Bin, Wang Zhang, Liu Zhu, Li Ye, Nie Wenjin, Hou Zan, Guo Yunming · 1 passage

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鳳翔李永吉初朝京師，逢吉以永吉故秦王從嚴子，家世王侯，當有奇貨，使人告永吉，許以一州，而求其先王玉帶，永吉以無為解，逢吉乃使人市一玉帶，直數千緡，責永吉償之； When Li Yongji of Fengxiang first came to court, Fengji reckoned that as a son of the former Prince of Qin Congyan, from a line of kings and marquises, he must hold rare treasure. He sent word promising a prefecture for the ancestral jade belt. Yongji said he had none. Fengji bought a belt for several thousand strings of cash and billed Yongji for it;