Overview
The translated histories identify Yan Cang as an aristocrat and official. This record brings together 3 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Yan Cang | 燕倉 | Yān Cāng |
| Given | Cang | 倉 | |
| Personal name | Yan Cang | 燕倉 | |
| Personal | Yan Cang | 燕倉 | Yan Cang |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · hanshu:008:s0091
- Value: maleStrongly inferred · hanshu:070:s0029
Roles
- Aristocrat
- Official
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 元鳳元年 · Western Year: BC 80Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:008:s0091
Career and standing
- Title: marquis / 列侯 · Action: enfeoffed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 元鳳元年冬十月 · Western Year: BC 80Explicit · hanshu:008:s0093
Events and relationships
- Kind: political · Role: informer · Action: first discovered the plot · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 元鳳元年 · Western Year: BC 80Explicit · hanshu:008:s0091
References in the histories
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