Yan (諴) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Yan as an aristocrat, military officer, and royal family member. This record brings together 6 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Yan	諴	Xian
Personal name	Kan	諴	Xián
Title	Prince of Han	韓王	Han Wang
Noble title	Prince of Han	韓王	Hán wáng
Descriptive kinship	unnamed third son of Shizong	次二未名
Personal name	Yan	諴	Xian

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:122:s0028, xinwudaishi:020:s0070

Roles

Aristocrat
Military Officer
Royal Family Member

Life and dates

Death

Cause: execution · Authority: Later Han / 漢
Explicit · xinwudaishi:020:s0071
Manner: executed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 漢末 · Western Year: AD 950 · Provenance: Mode: named-source-report · Source Person Id: Ouyang Xiu (歐陽修)
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:122:s0028

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 顯德四年 · Regnal Year: 4 · Western Year: AD 957
Explicit · xinwudaishi:020:s0056
Source Date: Text: 太祖即位 · Western Year: AD 951
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:122:s0029
Source Date: Text: 漢末 · Western Year: AD 950
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:122:s0028
Source Date: Text: 漢誅 · Western Interval: Start: AD 950 · End: AD 951
Explicit · xinwudaishi:020:s0071
Source Date: Text: 顯德四年夏四月癸未 · Western Year: AD 957
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:122:s0036

Family

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Descendant of Guo Wei (郭威)
Kinship Term: imperial grandson / 皇孫 · Generation Distance: 2 · Intermediary Person Ids: Emperor Shizong (世宗) · Subject Role: grandfather · Object Role: grandson
Child of Emperor Shizong (世宗)
Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son · Object Birth Order: 3
Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father · Subject Birth Order: 3
Sibling of Zongyi (宗誼)
Kinship Term: the next two / 次二 · Shared Parentage: uncertain · Subject Birth Order: 1 · Object Birth Order: 3

Career and standing

Label: Grand General of the Left Garrison / 左屯衛大將軍 · Action: posthumously-granted · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 太祖即位 · Western Year: AD 951
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:122:s0029
Label: Grand Guardian / 太保 · Action: posthumously-granted · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 顯德四年夏四月癸未 · Western Year: AD 957
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:122:s0036
Label: Grand General of the Left Garrison Guard / 左屯衞大將軍 · Action: posthumously-granted
Explicit · xinwudaishi:020:s0074
Label: Grand Guardian / 太保 · Action: posthumously-granted
Explicit · xinwudaishi:020:s0056
Title: Prince of Han / 韓王 · Action: posthumously-enfeoffed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 顯德四年夏四月癸未 · Western Year: AD 957
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:122:s0036
Title: Prince of Han / 韓王 · Action: posthumously-granted
Explicit · xinwudaishi:020:s0056

Source notes

Field: posthumous-office · Statement: s0074 assigns Left Garrison Guard to Kan; s0053 assigns Left Martial Guard to Kan
Explicit · xinwudaishi:020:s0074, xinwudaishi:020:s0053
From: unnamed third son · To: Kan / 諴
Strongly inferred · xinwudaishi:020:s0070, xinwudaishi:020:s0074

References in the histories

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 122Volume 122 Book of Later Zhou 24: Biographies 2: Imperial Family · 3 passages

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太祖即位，詔賜皇孫名，誼贈左驍衛大將軍，誠左武衛大將軍，諴左屯衛大將軍。 When Taizu acceded he named his grandsons: Yi became Grand General of the Left Valiant Cavalry, Cheng of the Left Martial Guard, and Yan of the Left Garrison.

故皇子左驍衛大將軍誼、左武衛大將軍誠、左屯衛大將軍諴等，載惟往事，有足傷懷，宜增一字之封，仍贈三臺之秩。 My sons Yi, Cheng, and Yan—honored as generals of the Left Valiant Cavalry, Martial Guard, and Garrison—deserve remembrance that still pains me. Let each receive a fuller princely title and a post in the Three Excellencies.

諴太保，韓王。」 and Yan Grand Guardian and Prince of Han."

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 20Volume 20: Shizong of Later Zhou's Family · 3 passages

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諴，左屯衞大將軍。 and Kan, Grand General of the Left Garrison Guard.

故皇子左驍衛大將軍誼、左武衛大將軍諴、左屯衛大將軍誠等，載惟往事，有足傷懷，宜增一字之封，仍贈三臺之秩。 My late sons, Grand General of the Left Valiant Cavalry Guard Yi, Grand General of the Left Martial Guard Kan, and Grand General of the Left Garrison Guard Cheng, recall past sorrows that still wound the heart. Let their titles be raised by one degree and let them receive the ranks of the Three Excellencies.

諴太保，韓王。」 Kan shall be Grand Guardian and Prince of Han."