Qin and Han · Royal Family Member

King Dan of Yan 燕王旦

Yān Wáng Dàn

Died BC 80

Passages
11
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify King Dan of Yan as a rebel, royal family member, and ruler. This record brings together 11 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Found inBook of Han

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal King Dan of Yan 燕王旦 Yān Wáng Dàn
Given Dan 旦 Dàn
Personal name King Dan of Yan 燕王旦 Yān Wáng Dàn
Title King of Yan 燕王

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Rebel
  • Royal Family Member
  • Ruler

Life and dates

Death

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 元鳳元年九月 · Western Year: BC 80
    Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:008:s0083
  • Source Date: Text: 後元二年 · Western Year: BC 87
    Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:008:s0004

Family

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  • Parent of Jian (建)
    Kinship Term: heir apparent / 太子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological
  • Child of Che (徹)
    Kinship Term: King of Yan / 燕王 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son

Events and relationships

  • Kind: political · Role: conspirator · Action: plotted rebellion with Elder Princess and Shangguan · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 元鳳元年九月 · Western Year: BC 80
    Explicit · hanshu:008:s0083

References in the histories

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Book of Han, Chapter 8Volume 7: Annals of Emperor Zhao · 11 passages
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冬十月，詔曰：「左將軍安陽侯桀、票騎將軍桑樂侯安、御史大夫弘羊皆數以邪枉干輔政，大將軍不聽， 而懷怨望，與燕王通謀，置驛往來相約結。 In the tenth month of winter, an edict stated: 'Left General Marquis Jie of Anyang, Flying Cavalry General Marquis An of Sang Le, and Imperial Secretary Hongyang all repeatedly interfered in the auxiliary government with crooked and perverse actions. The Grand General would not listen, so they harbored resentment and communicated with King Yan in plotting, establishing post stations for coming and going and mutually agreeing to join together.
燕王遣壽西長、孫縱之等賂遺長公主、丁外人、謁者杜延年、大將軍長史公孫遺等，交通私書，共謀令長公主置酒，伏兵 殺大將軍光，徵立燕王為天子，大逆毋道。 King Yan sent Shou Xichang, Sun Zongzhi, and others to bribe and give gifts to the Elder Princess, Ding Wai, Usher Du Yannian, the Grand General's Chief Secretary Gongsun Yi, and others. They communicated with private letters and together plotted to have the Elder Princess host a wine banquet with ambush troops to kill Grand General Guang, and summon and establish King Yan as Son of Heaven - a great rebellion against the proper way.
又曰：「燕王迷惑失道，前與齊王子劉澤等為逆，抑而不揚，望王反道自新，今乃與長公主及左將軍 桀等謀危宗廟。 The edict continued: 'The King of Yan was confused and lost his way. He had previously joined Prince Liu Ze of Qi and others in rebellion. Though this was suppressed and not widely publicized in the hope that the king would reform and return to the proper path, he has now conspired with the Long Princess and General of the Left Jie to endanger the ancestral temples.