Ancient China · Royal Family Member

Crown Prince of Yan 燕太子

Yan Taizi

Attested BC 227 - BC 227

Passages
2
Chapters
2
Histories
2

Overview

The translated histories identify Crown Prince of Yan as a royal family member. This record brings together 2 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Crown Prince of Yan 燕太子 Yan Taizi
Title Crown Prince of Yan 燕太子 Yan Taizi
Descriptive kinship Crown Prince of Yan 燕太子
Title Crown Prince of Yan 燕太子

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Royal Family Member

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 燕太子使荆轲劫始皇 · Western Year: BC 227
  • Western Year: BC 227 · Source Date: Text: 燕太子吐一言
    Strongly inferred · songshu:062:s0269

Works and attributed material

Events and relationships

References in the histories

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Book of Later Han, Chapter 126Volume 115: Officials Part Two · 1 passage
Book of Song, Chapter 62Volume 62 Biographies 22: Yang Xin, Zhang Fu, Wang Wei · 1 passage