Overview
Yan was an official and Imperial Son-in-Law.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Death
- AD 923 唐莊宗滅梁室Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 254
Attested activity
- AD 908 開平二年十二月Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 245
- AD 909 開平三年七月Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 246
- AD 908 開平二年九月Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 244
- AD 923 唐莊宗滅梁室Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 252-254
- AD 913 末帝即位Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 248
- AD 907 開平初Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 243
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Kin of Chang (昶)Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 135, 242
- Spouse of Princess Changle (長樂公主)married 尚 · MarriageDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 242
- Sibling of Lu (麓)second son 次子 · Full siblings · paternal lineStrongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 241-242
- Child of Chou (犨)second son 次子 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 242
Career and standing
- commander of the Right Forest of Feathers Army 右羽林統軍AD 908 開平二年十二月 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 245
- commissioner of the inner imperial wall 大內皇牆使AD 908 開平二年十二月 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 245
- Right Guard senior general 右衛上將軍AD 908 開平二年十二月 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 245
- regimental commissioner of Su prefecture 宿州團練使AD 909 開平三年七月 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 246
- acting military and civil commissioner of Ming prefecture 權知洺州軍州事AD 908 開平二年九月 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 244
- acting Minister of Revenue 守戶部尚書AD 913 末帝即位 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 248
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- grain-and-tax commissioner 租庸使AD 913 末帝即位 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 248
- Chief Commandant for Consorts of the Emperor 駙馬都尉AD 907 開平初 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 243
- Minister of the Guards 衛尉卿AD 907 開平初 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 243
- nearby court posts 近職HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 247
- palace guard commander 禁軍HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 247
- prefect 刺史AD 909 開平三年七月 · TransferredDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 246
- Tianwei Army commander 天威軍使AD 908 開平二年九月 · TransferredDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 244
- HeldImperial son in lawDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 242-243, 250
Places and affiliations
- Polity Later Liang 梁 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 243, 248, 252
- AD 909 開平三年七月At Su prefecture 宿州 · Relation Posted toDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 246
- AD 908 開平二年九月At Ming prefecture 洺州 · Relation Posted toDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 244
- AD 923 唐莊宗滅梁室At Xuzhou 徐州 · Relation Fled toDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 252-253
Events and relationships
- BeheadedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 254
- Fled over a wallDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 252
- Helped killDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 248
- Lavished feasts and taxed merchantsPersonal · AgentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 251
- MarriedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 242-243
- Relation Friend of · Person Wen Tao (溫韜)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 253
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment ashamed not to match Du Cong's luxury; then lavished feasts, taxed merchants, and drew fawning crowds · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 250-251
- Assessment proud of merit kinship; took bribes openly so that half the realm's gifts reached his gate · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 249
- Item head 首 · Relation Seized · With Wen Tao (溫韜)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 254
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 242
- From Lin 霖 · To Yan 岩Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 242
References in the histories
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