Han Yan (韓嫣) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Han Yan as an aristocrat, courtier, named individual, and official. This record brings together 33 passages from 4 chapters across 3 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Han Yan	韓嫣	Hán Yān
Surname	Han	韓	Han
Personal	Han Yan	韓	Han
Personal name	Han Yan	韓嫣	Han Yan
Personal	Han Yan	韓嫣	Han Yan
Alternate name	Han Yan, grandson of the King of Han	韓王孫嫣
Courtesy	Wangsun	王孫	Wángsūn
Given	Yan	嫣
Personal name	Yan	嫣	Yan

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · nanqishu:056:s0009
Sex: male
Explicit · shiji:109:s0145
Value: male
Strongly inferred · hanshu:105:s0007
Value: male
Explicit · shiji:125:s0038

Roles

Aristocrat
Courtier
Named Individual
Official

Life and dates

Death

Manner: put to death after failed imperial plea / 嫣遂死
Explicit · shiji:125:s0053
Text: ordered to die by the empress dowager
Explicit · hanshu:105:s0054

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 今天子 · Western Interval: Start: BC 141 · End: BC 87
Explicit · shiji:125:s0038, shiji:125:s0043
Source Date: Text: 天子與韓嫣戲 · Western Interval: Start: BC 141 · End: BC 119
Explicit · shiji:109:s0145
Source Date: Text: 漢武帝之世 · Western Interval: Start: BC 141 · End: BC 87
Explicit · nanqishu:056:s0009

Family

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Child of Parent of Han Yan
Kinship Term: grandson via parent / 孫 · Parentage: uncertain · Generation Distance: 1
Kinship Term: parent / 父 · Parentage: uncertain
Descendant of Marquis of Gonggao (弓高侯)
Kinship Term: collateral grandson / 孽孫 · Generation Distance: 2 · Parentage: uncertain · Intermediary Person Ids: Parent of Han Yan
Kinship Term: collateral grandson / 孽孫 · Generation Distance: 2 · Intermediary Person Ids: Parent of Han Yan
Sibling of Han Yue (韓說)
Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Subject Role: younger-brother · Object Role: elder-brother · Subject Relative Age: younger · Shared Parentage: full

Origins and identity

Label: scion of the Kings of Han; collateral grandson of the Marquis of Gonggao / 韓王孫；弓高侯孽孫
Explicit · shiji:125:s0038, shiji:125:s0039

Career and standing

Label: Senior Grand Master / 上大夫 · Action: appointed
Explicit · shiji:125:s0043
Label: Attendant-in-Ordinary / 侍中 · Action: held
Explicit · nanqishu:056:s0009
Title: senior grandee
Explicit · hanshu:105:s0045
Status: imperial-favorite · Action: held
Explicit · shiji:125:s0038, shiji:125:s0044
Label: ordered to die by Empress Dowager / 賜嫣死 · Action: sentenced · Authority Person Id: Empress Dowager (皇太后)
Explicit · shiji:125:s0052, shiji:125:s0053

Learning and skills

Skill: flattery / 佞 · Level: skilled
Explicit · shiji:125:s0042
Skill: riding and archery / 騎射 · Level: skilled
Explicit · shiji:125:s0042
Skill: barbarian/steppe warfare / 胡兵 · Level: trained
Explicit · shiji:125:s0043

Events and relationships

Kind: personal · Role: subject · Action: came-and-went-freely-in-Yongxiang
Explicit · shiji:125:s0051
Kind: personal · Role: offender · Action: ignored-king-of-Jiangdu-roadside-greeting · Other Person Id: King of Jiangdu (江都王)
Explicit · shiji:125:s0047, shiji:125:s0048
Kind: hunt · Role: scout · Action: rode-secondary-imperial-carriage-to-scout-game · Place: Shanglin Park / 上林
Explicit · shiji:125:s0046
Kind: personal · Role: companion · Action: studied-writing-together · Other Person Id: Emperor Wu (今天子)
Explicit · shiji:125:s0040
Type: grandson-of · Person Id: Tuidang (頹當)
Explicit · hanshu:105:s0041
Relation: sibling-of · Person Id: Han Yue (韓說)
Explicit · shiji:125:s0054
Type: elder-brother-of · Person Id: Han Yue (韓說)
Explicit · hanshu:105:s0057