Five Dynasties · Statesman and General

Wang Yan 汪晏

Wāng Yàn

Attested AD 954 - AD 959

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Overview

The translated histories identify Wang Yan as a general and statesman. This record brings together 1 passage from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Wang Yan 汪晏 Wāng Yàn
Personal name Wang Yan 汪晏 Wāng Yàn

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • General
  • Statesman

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 是時 · Western Interval: Start: AD 954 · End: AD 959
    Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:020:s0006

Family

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  • Child of Father of Wang Yan
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father

Places and affiliations

References in the histories

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New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 20Volume 20: Shizong of Later Zhou's Family · 1 passage