Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official and Rebel

Liu Yan 劉彥

Attested AD 535 - AD 546

Passages: 11
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Liu Yan was an official and Rebel.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 535 to AD 544 其女婿劉彥隨焉
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passages 29-32
AD 544 to AD 546 密令圖彥
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passages 33-41, 46

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Daughter of Yuan Rong (元榮女)
son-in-law 婿 · Marriage
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 29

Career and standing

Inspector of Gua Province 刺史
Invested
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 31

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 41

Events and relationships

Accompanied
Travel · Companion · With Yuan Rong (元榮) · At Gua Province 瓜州
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 29
Did not suspect
AD 544 to AD 546 不以為疑 · Political · Target · With Shen Hui (申徽)
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 36
Murdered and seized office
Political · Usurper · With Yuan Kang (元康)
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 30
Opened ties
Diplomatic · Ally · At Tuyuhun 吐谷渾
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 32
Planned rebellion
Political · Plotter
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 32
Refused summons
Political · Defiant official
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 32

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Refused to return to court
AD 544 to AD 546 彥不從 · Political · Defiant official
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 38

References in the histories

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History

11 passages

Book of Zhou, Chapter 32Volume 32 Biographies 24: Shen Hui; Lu Tong; Younger Brother Cheng; Liu Min; Lu Rou; Tang Jin · 11 passages

先是，東陽王元榮為瓜州刺史，其女婿劉彥隨焉。 Some time before, Prince Dongyang Yuan Rong had been inspector of Gua Province, and his son-in-law Liu Yan had gone with him.

及榮死，瓜州首望表榮子康為刺史，彥遂殺康而取其位。 After Rong's death the leading men of Gua Province petitioned to make Rong's son Kang inspector, but Yan murdered Kang and took the office for himself.

屬四方多難，朝廷不遑問罪，因授彥刺史。 With rebellion everywhere, the court could not spare troops to punish him and so confirmed Yan as inspector.

乃以徽為河西大使，密令圖彥。 He therefore sent Hui as envoy to Hexi with secret orders to seize Yan.

彥見徽單使，不以為疑。 Yan saw that Hui had come as a lone envoy and raised no suspicion.

徽乃遣一人微勸彥歸朝，以揣其意。 Hui then sent a man to coax Yan toward returning to court, testing his mind.

彥不從。 Yan refused.

徽又使贊成其住計，彥便從之，遂來至館。 Hui next had someone praise his plan to remain where he was; Yan accepted and came to the lodge.

徽先與瓜州豪右密謀執彥，遂叱而縛之。 Hui had already plotted with Gua Province's local powers to arrest Yan; now he cried out and had him bound.

彥辭無罪。 Yan protested that he was guiltless.

於是宣詔慰勞吏人及彥所部，復云大軍續至，城內無敢動者。 He then read out the edict, reassuring officials, commoners, and Yan's men, and declared that a great army was close behind; no one in the city dared move.