Sui and Tang · General

Kang Yan 康晏

Attested AD 907

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Kang Yan was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 907 梁祖將謀強禪
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 79

Career and standing

general 將
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 79

Events and relationships

thirty thousand men 兵三萬
AD 907 梁祖將謀強禪 · Military · Commander · Fought and withdrew · At Fengxiang 鳳翔 · With Wang Chongshi (王重師)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 79
Relation Subordinate of · Person Wang Jian (王建)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 79

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 136Volume 136: Biographies of Usurpers 3: Wang Jian, Meng Zhixiang · 1 passage

及梁祖將謀強禪，建與諸藩同謀興復，乃令其將康晏率兵三萬會於鳳翔，數與汴將王重師戰，不利而還。 When the Liang founder prepared to seize the throne by force, Wang Jian joined the other governors in plotting restoration and sent his general Kang Yan with thirty thousand men to Fengxiang. Kang Yan fought several engagements with the Bian general Wang Chongshi, fared poorly, and withdrew.