Five Dynasties · Military Officer

Wang Yan 王晏

Attested AD 946 - AD 947

Passages: 5
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wang Yan was a Military Officer.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 947 天福十二年二月庚午
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 99, passages 75-76
AD 946 to AD 947 開運末
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 99, passage 78

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Hanlun (漢倫)
son 子
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 99, passage 85

Career and standing

vice commander 副都指揮使
Appointed · Negated true
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 99, passage 76
company head 都頭
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 99, passage 75

Places and affiliations

At Shaanzhou 陜州 · Relation Garrisoned
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 99, passage 78

Works and attributed material

Song History, Biography of Wang Yan 宋史·王晏傳
Relation Subject of
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 99, passage 78
Speech · Speaker · With Zhao Hui (趙暉), Hou Zhang (侯章) · Direct quotation · Mode named-source-report Source Work Song History, Biography of Wang Yan 宋史·王晏傳
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 99, passages 80-81

Events and relationships

Night raid and beheading
Military · Leader · With Liu Yuan (劉願) · Mode named-source-report Source Work Song History, Biography of Wang Yan 宋史·王晏傳
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 99, passages 83-84

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 99Volume 99 Book of Later Jin 1: Gaozu Annals 1 · 5 passages

庚午，陜府屯駐奉國指揮使趙暉、侯章、都頭王晏殺契丹監軍及副使劉願，暉自稱留後。 On gengwu Zhao Hui of the Fengguo command at Shaan, Hou Zhang, and Wang Yan killed the Khitan supervisor and vice commissioner Liu Yuan; Hui declared himself acting military governor.

契丹因授暉陜州兵馬留後，侯章為本州馬步軍都指揮使，王晏為副都指揮使，暉等不受命。 The Khitan then appointed Hui acting military governor of Shaanzhou's forces, Hou Zhang commander of the prefecture's cavalry and infantry, and Wang Yan vice commander, but they refused the orders.

〈（《宋史·王晏傳》：開運末，與本軍都校趙暉、忠衛都校侯章等戍陜州。 (Song History, Biography of Wang Yan: At the end of Kaiyun he was posted to Shaanzhou with Zhao Hui, commander of the main force, Hou Zhang of the Zhongwei guard, and others.

晏與暉等謀曰：「今契丹南侵，天下洶洶，英雄豪傑固當乘時自奮。 Yan said to Hui and the others, "The Khitan are invading the south and the realm is in uproar; men of spirit ought to seize the moment.

晏乃率敢死士數人，夜逾城入府署，劫庫兵給其徒。 Yan led a few daredevils over the wall by night into the government compound, seized weapons from the arsenal, and armed his men.