Overview
Li Yan was an official.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 1173 十三年八月丁丑Dated from the passage context · History of Jin 23, passages 110-111
Career and standing
- examination official 考官Directly stated · History of Jin 23, passage 111
- examination official 考官HeldDirectly stated · History of Jin 23, passage 111
Places and affiliations
- Polity Jin 金 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · History of Jin 23, passage 111
Events and relationships
- Served as examiner at the jinshi examination at Mianzhong TempleAD 1173 八月丁丑 · Scholarly · Examiner · At Mianzhong Temple 憫忠寺Directly stated · History of Jin 23, passages 110-111
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment took midnight music from the east pagoda as literary fortune opening and an omen of obtaining worthy men · Mode quoted-judgment Speaker Li Yan (李晏)Directly stated · History of Jin 23, passage 111
Source notes
- Value historicalDirectly stated · History of Jin 23, passage 111
References in the histories
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