Overview
Wang Yan was a general and Administrator.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 951 廣順元年二月丙午Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 111, passage 24
- AD 951 廣順元年二月五日Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 111, passage 24
- AD 951 廣順元年八月壬子Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 111, passage 139
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Hanlun (漢倫)father 父
son 子Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 111, passage 28
Career and standing
- commander of Jin prefecture 晉州Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 111, passage 24
- Military Commissioner of Xu 徐州AD 951 廣順元年八月壬子 · TransferredDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 111, passage 139
Places and affiliations
- Polity Later Zhou 周 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 111, passages 24, 139
- AD 951 廣順元年八月壬子At Xu 徐州 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 111, passage 139
- At Jin 晉州 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 111, passages 24, 139
Works and attributed material
- History of Song, Biography of Wang Yan 宋史·王晏傳Relation Biographical subjectDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 111, passage 26
- AD 951 廣順元年二月丙午Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 111, passage 24
Events and relationships
- AmbushedAD 951 廣順元年二月五日 · Military · Commander · At Jin 晉州 · Mode named-source-report Source Work History of Song, Biography of Wang Yan 宋史·王晏傳Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 111, passages 26-27
- Defended cityAD 951 廣順元年二月五日 · Military · Commander · At Jin 晉州Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 111, passage 24
- ResistedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 111, passage 24
- TransferredAD 951 廣順元年八月壬子 · Appointment · AppointeeDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 111, passage 139
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment Bing troops thought him cowardly · Mode named-source-report Source Work History of Song, Biography of Wang Yan 宋史·王晏傳Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 111, passage 27
References in the histories
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