Overview
The translated histories identify Wang Yan as an aristocrat and official. 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
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Wang Yan | 王衍 | Wang Yan |
| Personal name | Wang Yan | 王衍 | Wang Yan |
| Given | Yan | 衍 | Yan |
| Surname | 王 | Wang |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · jinshu:053:s0035
Roles
- Aristocrat
- Official
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 元康中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 291 · End: AD 299Explicit event contextual date · jinshu:053:s0035
Family
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- Parent of Elder daughter of Wang Yan (王衍長女)Kinship Term: elder daughter / 長女 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: daughter · Object Role: father · Subject Relative Age: elder
- Parent of Wang Huifeng (王惠風)Kinship Term: younger daughter / 小女 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: daughter · Object Role: father · Subject Relative Age: younger
References in the histories
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