Qin and Han · Ruler

Emperor Yan 漢帝衍

Han Di Yan

Attested AD 1 - AD 5

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Yan was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1 to AD 5 漢帝衍 (likely Han Emperor Ping 衎)
Uncertain · Old History of the Five Dynasties 3, passage 26

Places and affiliations

Polity Han 漢 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 3, passage 26

Source notes

Historicity uncertain
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 3, passage 26

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 3Volume 3 Book of Later Liang 3: Taizu Annals 3 · 1 passage

爰考簡書，求於往代，周王昌、發之號，漢帝詢、衍之文，或從一德以徽稱，或為二名而更易。 Looking to the records of old: Zhou's Kings Chang and Fa, Han's Emperors Xun and Yan—some took one virtue as a style, others changed names because they bore two characters.