Qin and Han · General

Yan Liang 顏良

Yán Liáng

Attested AD 200

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Yan Liang was a general.

Life and dates

Death

Killed by Guan Yu · Killed by Guan Yu (關羽)
Strongly inferred · Book of Song 88, passage 62

Attested activity

AD 200 顏良
Strongly inferred · Book of Song 88, passage 62

References in the histories

Book of Song, Chapter 88Volume 88 Biographies 48: Xue Andou, Shen Wenxiu, Cui Daogu · 1 passage

安都單騎直入，斬之而反，時人皆云關羽之斬顏良，不是過也。 Andou charged in alone, killed him, and rode back. Men of the day said it was no less than Guan Yu's slaying of Yan Liang.