Yuan · Official and Administrator

Xu Yan 徐琰

Attested AD 1281

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Xu Yan was an official and Administrator.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1281 至元十八年
Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 115, passage 120

Career and standing

Left Department Director 左司郎中
Appointed
Directly stated · History of Yuan 115, passage 129

Places and affiliations

Polity Id yuan · Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Yuan 115, passage 120
At Dongping 東平 · Relation Posted at
Directly stated · History of Yuan 115, passage 122

Learning and skills

Way of Confucius 孔子之道
Directly stated · History of Yuan 115, passage 130

Events and relationships

Came to audience
Audience · Attendee
Directly stated · History of Yuan 115, passage 130
Named as adviser candidate
Personnel · Nominee
Directly stated · History of Yuan 115, passage 120
Secretariat memorialized appointment
Appointment · Appointee
Directly stated · History of Yuan 115, passage 129
Relation Recommended by · Person Song Cong (宋瑽)
Directly stated · History of Yuan 115, passage 120

References in the histories

History of Yuan, Chapter 115Volume 115 Biographies 2: Ruizong, Yuzong, Xianzong, Shunzong · 4 passages

命宋瑽擇可備顧問者，瑽以郭祐、何瑋、徐琰、馬紹、楊居寬、何榮祖、楊仁風等為言。 He ordered Song Cong to choose men fit to serve as advisers. Cong named Guo You, He Wei, Xu Yan, Ma Shao, Yang Jukuan, He Rongzu, Yang Renfeng, and others.

遂召瑋於易州、琰於東平。 He then summoned Wei from Yizhou and Yan from Dongping.

中書啟以何瑋參議省事，徐琰為左司郎中。 The Secretariat memorialized to appoint He Wei as Associate Administrator of Affairs and Xu Yan as Left Department Director.

瑋、琰入見，太子諭之曰：「汝等學孔子之道，今始得行，宜盡平生所學，力行之。」 When Wei and Yan came to audience, the crown prince told them, "You have studied the Way of Confucius. Now you may put it into practice. Employ all you have learned through life and act on it."