Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official in the deposition coup

Wang Yan 王晏

First attested AD 479; died AD 497

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17
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10
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2

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Wang Yan was an official in the deposition coup.

IdentityHistorical · Male

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  1. Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 32 Volume 32 Biographies 13: Wang Kun, Zhang Dai, Chu Xuan, He Ji, Wang Yanzhi, Ruan Tao 1 passage
  2. Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 6 Volume 6 Annals 6: Emperor Ming of Southern Qi 3 passages
  3. Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 19 Volume 19 Treatises 11: Five Elements 3 passages
  4. Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 48 Volume 48 Biographies 29: Yuan Tuan, Kong Zhigui, Liu Hui 3 passages
  5. Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 10 Volume 10 Treatises 2: Rituals 1 2 passages

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Book of Liang, Chapter 31Volume 31: Yuan Ang; Yuan Junzheng · 1 passage
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Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 4Volume 4 Annals 4: Prince of Yulin · 1 passage
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Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 5Volume 5 Annals 5: Prince of Hailing · 1 passage
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八月甲辰，以新除衛尉蕭諶爲中領軍，司空王敬則進位太尉，新除車騎大將軍陳顯達爲司空，尚書左僕射王晏爲尚書令，左衛將軍王廣之爲豫州刺史，驃騎大將軍鄱陽王鏘爲司徒。 Eighth month, day jiachen: Xiao Chen, newly made commandant of the guard, became central army-inspector-in-chief; Wang Jingze, minister of works, was raised to grand commandant; Chen Xianda, newly made general of chariots and cavalry, became minister of works; Wang Yan, left vice director of the masters of writing, became director; Wang Guangzhi, left guards general, took Yuzhou; Xiao Chao, prince of Poyang and general of agile cavalry, became minister of education.
Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 6Volume 6 Annals 6: Emperor Ming of Southern Qi · 3 passages
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太尉王敬則爲大司馬，司空陳顯達爲太尉，尚書令王晏加驃騎大將軍，中領軍蕭諶爲領軍將軍、南徐州刺史，皇子寶義爲揚州刺史，中護軍王玄邈爲南兖州刺史，新除右將軍張瑰爲右光祿大夫，平北將軍王廣之爲江州刺史。 Wang Jingze, grand commandant, became grand marshal; Chen Xianda, minister of works, became grand commandant; Wang Yan, director of the masters of writing, was also made general of chariots and cavalry; Xiao Chen, central army-inspector-in-chief, became commandant of the guards and inspector of South Xu; Prince Bao Yi was made inspector of Yangzhou; Wang Xuanmiao, central army-protector, was made inspector of South Yanzhou; Zhang Gui, newly made right general, became right grandee of splendor; Wang Guangzhi, pacifying-north general, was made inspector of Jiangzhou.
Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 10Volume 10 Treatises 2: Rituals 1 · 2 passages
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Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 16Volume 16 Treatises 8: Official Posts · 1 passage
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Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 19Volume 19 Treatises 11: Five Elements · 3 passages
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Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 24Volume 24 Biographies 5: Liu Shilong, Zhang Gui · 1 passage
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Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 32Volume 32 Biographies 13: Wang Kun, Zhang Dai, Chu Xuan, He Ji, Wang Yanzhi, Ruan Tao · 1 passage
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Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 48Volume 48 Biographies 29: Yuan Tuan, Kong Zhigui, Liu Hui · 3 passages
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