Overview
Liu Yan was a ruler.
PeriodSui and Tang
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 911 乾化元年Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 65, passages 26, 28
- AD 880 to AD 894 謙庶子幼時Strongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 65, passages 6, 29-30
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Sibling of Liu Tai (台)brother 兄弟 · Paternal half siblings · paternal lineDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 65, passage 5
- Child of Liu Qian (謙)father 父 · paternal lineDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 65, passages 5, 29
- Child of Lady Duan (段氏)mother 母 · maternal lineDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 65, passage 30
- Child of Lady Wei (韋氏)raised as her own son 養為己子 · Adoptive parentageDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 65, passage 32
- Sibling of Liu Yin (劉隱)younger brother 弟 · Paternal half siblings · paternal lineDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 65, passages 5, 28-29
Career and standing
- Qian's son by a concubineSon by concubineDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 65, passage 29
Learning and skills
- Skill riding and archery 騎射 · Level excelledDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 65, passage 33
Assessments and attributes
- stood seven feet tall; hands hung below his kneesPhysical descriptionDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 65, passage 33
Source notes
- From Yan 巖 · To Yan 龑Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 65, passage 29
References in the histories
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