Sui and Tang · Official and Rebel

Peng Yan 彭偃

Attested AD 779 - AD 783

Passages
4
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Peng Yan as an official, rebel, scholar, and writer. This record brings together 4 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Peng Yan 彭偃 Peng Yan
Personal name Peng Yan 彭偃 Péng Yǎn
Given Yan

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Official
  • Rebel
  • Scholar
  • Writer

Life and dates

Death

Attested activity

Career and standing

  • Label: Secretariat Drafter / 中書舍人 · Action: appointed
  • Label: Vice Director of the Ministry of Justice / 都官員外郎 · Action: held

Works and attributed material

References in the histories

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Old Book of Tang, Chapter 131Volume 127 Biographies 77: Yao Lingyan, Zhang Guangcheng, Yuan Xiu, Qiao Lin, Zhang She, Jiang Zhen, Hong Jinglun, Peng Yan · 4 passages