Overview
Yan of Xu was a ruler.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- BC 976 to BC 922 命徐偃王主之Directly stated · Book of Later Han 96, passages 17-18, 21-22
Career and standing
- King Yan of Xu 徐偃王HeldDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 96, passage 17
Places and affiliations
- Polity Xu 徐 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 96, passages 17-18
- At east of Huangchi 潢池東 · Relation ResidedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 96, passage 18
- At Mount Xu 徐山 · Relation Associated withDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 96, passage 22
- At Wuyuan in Pengcheng 彭城武原縣 · Relation Fled toDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 96, passage 22
Events and relationships
- Destroyed by ChuDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 96, passages 20-21
- Fled north followed by myriadsFlight · FugitiveDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 96, passage 22
- Headed eastern lordsDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 96, passage 17
- Received thirty six states at courtDiplomatic · RulerDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 96, passage 18
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment humane-but-lacked-power · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 96, passage 21
- Assessment practiced-benevolence-and-rightness · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 96, passage 18
Source notes
- Value uncertainDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 96, passage 17
- territory five hundred li squareField territoryDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 96, passage 18
References in the histories
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