Overview
Yan Kan was an official.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 951 to AD 954 又請用顏衎、陳同Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 50, passage 42
- AD 939 天福四年夏四月Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 78, passage 66
- AD 953 廣順三年三月庚寅Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 113, passages 5, 7
- AD 951 廣順元年二月辛酉Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 111, passage 50
- AD 951 廣順元年六月丁巳Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 111, passage 122
Key source chapters
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 111 Volume 111 Book of Later Zhou 13: Taizu Annals 2 2 passages
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 113 Volume 113 Book of Later Zhou 15: Taizu Annals 4 2 passages
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 78 Volume 78 Book of Later Jin 4: Gaozu Annals 4 1 passage
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 50 Volume 50 Miscellaneous Biographies 30: Wang Jun, Wang Yin, Liu Ci, Wang Huan, Zhe Congruan 1 passage
Career and standing
- Right Vice Director of State Affairs 尚書右丞AD 951 廣順元年二月辛酉 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 111, passage 50
- Academician of the Hall of Brilliant Clarity 端明殿學士AD 951 廣順元年六月丁巳 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 111, passage 122
- Vice Minister of War 兵部侍郎AD 951 廣順元年六月丁巳 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 111, passage 122
- academician of the Duanming Hall 端明殿學士AD 953 廣順三年三月庚寅 · DismissedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 113, passage 5
- former Vice Minister of Revenue 前戶部侍郎AD 951 廣順元年二月辛酉 · HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 111, passage 50
- Left Vice Director of State Affairs 尚書左丞AD 951 廣順元年六月丁巳 · HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 111, passage 122
Show 4 more source-backed claims
- acting mayor of Kaifeng 權知開封府Held · At Kaifeng 開封 · Mode named-source-report Source Work History of Song, Biography of Yan Yan 宋史·顏衎傳Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 113, passage 7
- academician of the Bureau of Military Affairs 樞密院學士RemovedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 78, passage 66
- Vice Minister of War 尚書兵部侍郎AD 953 廣順三年三月庚寅 · RetainedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 113, passages 5, 7
- EnteredAD 953 廣順三年三月庚寅 · Removed from concurrent postsDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 113, passage 5
Places and affiliations
- Polity Later Zhou 周 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 111, passages 50, 122
- Polity Later Zhou 後周 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 113, passage 5
Works and attributed material
- History of Song, Biography of Yan Yan 宋史·顏衎傳Relation Subject ofDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 113, passage 7
Events and relationships
- AppointedAD 951 廣順元年二月辛酉 · Appointment · AppointeeDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 111, passage 50
- AppointedAD 951 廣順元年六月丁巳 · Appointment · AppointeeDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 111, passage 122
- Stripped of concurrent postsAD 953 廣順三年三月庚寅 · Political · SubjectDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 113, passage 5
- Relation Affected by downfall of · Person Wang Jun (王峻) · Mode named-source-report Source Work History of Song, Biography of Yan Yan 宋史·顏衎傳Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 113, passage 7
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 113, passage 5
References in the histories
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