Ancient China · Ruler

Duke Xian of Yan 燕獻公

Yān Xiàn Gōng

First attested BC 493; died BC 465

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Duke Xian of Yan was a ruler.

Life and dates

Death

BC 465 獻公卒
Died
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 64

Attested activity

BC 493 to BC 465 獻公
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passages 60, 62, 64

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 34House of Yan Shaogong · 3 passages

簡公十二年卒，獻公立。 Duke Jian died in the twelfth year of his reign, and Duke Xian succeeded him.

獻公十二年，齊田常弒其君簡公。 In the twelfth year of Duke Xian's reign, Tian Chang of Qi assassinated his ruler Duke Jian.

二十八年，獻公卒，孝公立。 In the twenty-eighth year, Duke Xian died, and Duke Xiao succeeded him.