Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Royal Family Member

Prince Dongping Yan 東平王儼

Dongping Wang Yan

Attested AD 561 - AD 565

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Prince Dongping Yan was a Royal Family Member.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 561 to AD 565 武成朝
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 133

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Emperor Wucheng (武成皇帝)
younger son 少子
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 133
Child of Empress of Wucheng (皇后)
younger son 少子
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 133
Sibling of Later Sovereign (後主)
younger son 少子 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 133

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 133

References in the histories

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 39Volume 39 Biographies 31: Cui Jishu; Zu Ting · 1 passage

時皇后愛少子東平王儼，願以為嗣，武成以後主體正居長，難於移易。 The empress then doted on her younger son, Prince Dongping Yan, and wanted him for heir. Wucheng, because the Later Sovereign stood first in proper order, found the succession hard to move.