Overview
The translated histories identify Murong Yan as an envoy, general, and named individual. This record brings together 2 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Murong Yan | 慕容儼 | Murong Yan |
| Personal name | Murong Yan | 慕容儼 | Murong Yan |
| Surname | 慕容 | Murong |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · beiqishu:026:s0072
Roles
- Envoy
- General
- Named Individual
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 大同十一年 · Western Year: AD 545Explicit event contextual date · zizhitongjian:159:s0003, zizhitongjian:159:s0003a, zizhitongjian:159:s0061e
- Source Date: Text: 孝昌末 · Western Interval: Start: AD 525 · End: AD 527Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:026:s0072
Career and standing
- Label: Suppressing-the-South General / 鎮南將軍 · Action: heldExplicit · zizhitongjian:159:s0061e
Events and relationships
- Kind: marriage diplomacy · Role: envoy · Action: betrothed the Rouran Princess for Gao Huan · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大同十一年 · Western Year: AD 545Explicit · zizhitongjian:159:s0061e
References in the histories
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