Overview
Wei Yan was an official and Scholar.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Zhouren | 周人 | Zhouren |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 825 寶歷元年七月Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 100
Age
- 1Reckoning Sui · Event orphanedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 91
Attested activity
- AD 825 寶歷元年七月Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 100
- AD 800 to AD 825 少以門廕…寶歷元年七月卒Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 112, passages 94, 100
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Sibling of Elder Sister of Wei Yan (韋顗姊)elder sister 姊 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 91
- Child of Wei Yi (韋益)son 子Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 91
Career and standing
- commandant of Wannian 萬年尉AppointedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 94
- palace guard armed attendant 千牛備身Entered by hereditary privilegeDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 94
- censor 御史HeldDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 94
- commandant of Hu County 鄠縣尉HeldDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 94
- gentleman of the Department of State Affairs 尚書郎HeldDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 94
- remonstrance official 補闕HeldDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 94
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- Minister of Rites 禮部尚書Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 100
- Attendant Gentleman 給事中PromotedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 94
- censor-in-chief 中丞PromotedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 94
- left vice-director of the Department of State Affairs 尚書左丞PromotedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 94
- vice-minister of personnel 吏部侍郎PromotedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 94
- vice-minister of revenue 戶部侍郎PromotedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 94
Places and affiliations
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passages 94, 100
Learning and skills
- Skill learning; yin-yang, astral signs, statecraft, local customs 陰陽、象緯、經略、風俗之書 · Level expertDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 92
- Skill debate 持論 · Level skilledDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 93
Works and attributed material
- Explication of the Stored Meaning of the Changes 易蘊解Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 99
Events and relationships
- Joined admonitions shaping policyDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 95
- Relation Friend of · Person Cui Qun (崔群)Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 96
- Relation Attached to · Person Li Fengji (李逢吉)Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 97
- Relation Friend of · Person Pei Ji (裴垍)Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 96
- Relation Friend of · Person Li Jiang (李絳)Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 96
- Relation Colleague of · Person Li Yue (李約)Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 95
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- Relation Colleague of · Person Li Zhengchen (李正辭)Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 95
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment enjoyed contemporary esteem; patron of younger men · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 96
- Assessment frugal and restrained in personal conduct · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 98
- Assessment reputation for integrity · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 93
- Assessment reverent and filial toward elder sister · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 91
- Assessment ridiculed for close attachment to Li Fengji · Mode contemporary-judgmentDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 97
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 91
References in the histories
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