Overview
Dou Yan was an official and Scholar.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 959 十一月丁未朔Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 186
- AD 958 六月庚午Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 131
Career and standing
- Hanlin academician 翰林學士HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 186
- Secretariat drafter 中書舍人HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 131
Places and affiliations
- Polity Later Zhou 後周 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 131
- Polity Later Zhou 後周 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 186
Works and attributed material
- Comprehensive Rites of Great Zhou 大周通禮AD 959 十一月丁未朔 · Relation CompilerDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 186
- Correct Music of Great Zhou 大周正樂AD 959 十一月丁未朔 · Relation CompilerDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 186
- Proposed compilationMemorial · AuthorDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 186
Events and relationships
- Assisted fixing court ceremonial musicAD 958 六月庚午 · Scholarly · CommissionerDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 131
- Ordered to compileAD 959 十一月丁未朔 · Scholarly · CompilerDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 186
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 131
References in the histories
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