Overview
The translated histories identify He Yan as a courtier and official. This record brings together 4 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Found inBook of Southern QiBook of Song
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | He Yan | 何偃 | Hé Yǎn |
| Title | Chief Clerk He | 何長史 | |
| Surname | He | 何 | Hé |
| Personal name | He Yan | 何偃 | Hé Yǎn |
| Personal | He Yan | 何偃 | |
| Given | Yan | 偃 | Yǎn |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · nanqishu:016:s0212, songshu:062:s0262
Roles
- Courtier
- Official
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 元嘉三十年 · Reign Id: liu-song-yuanjia · Regnal Year: 30 · Western Year: AD 453Explicit event contextual date · songshu:062:s0261, songshu:062:s0258
- Source Date: Text: 孝武時 · Western Interval: Start: AD 454 · End: AD 464Explicit · nanqishu:016:s0212
- Western Interval: Start: AD 424 · End: AD 453 · Source Date: Text: 時論者或云微之見舉，廬江何偃亦豫Explicit · songshu:062:s0178
Career and standing
- Label: Gentleman-in-attendance / 侍中 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 孝武時 · Western Interval: Start: AD 454 · End: AD 464Explicit · nanqishu:016:s0212
- Label: Chief Clerk / 長史 · Action: heldExplicit · songshu:062:s0261, songshu:062:s0262
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id: liu-song · Relation: servedStrongly inferred · songshu:062:s0261, songshu:062:s0262
Events and relationships
- Kind: ritual · Role: carriage-companion · Action: rode-beside-emperor-at-southern-suburb · Other Person Id: Emperor Xiaowu (孝武帝) · Place: White Gate / 白門 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 孝武時 · Western Interval: Start: AD 454 · End: AD 464Explicit · nanqishu:016:s0212
- Kind: bequest · Role: recipient · Action: to-receive-Wang-Wei-zither · Other Person Id: Wang Wei (王微)Explicit · songshu:062:s0261
Assessments and attributes
- Explicit · songshu:062:s0261
Source notes
- Historicity: historicalExplicit · nanqishu:016:s0212
References in the histories
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