Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Military Official and Father

Yan Xian 顏顯

Yán Xiǎn

Attested AD 405 - AD 416

Passages
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Chapters
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Histories
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Overview

The translated histories identify Yan Xian as a family member and military officer. This record brings together 1 passage from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Yan Xian 顏顯 Yán Xiǎn
Personal Yan Xian Yán Xiǎn

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Uncertain

Roles

  • Family Member
  • Military Officer

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 義熙十二年前之祖系敘述 · Western Interval: Start: AD 405 · End: AD 416
    Explicit event contextual date · songshu:073:s0005, songshu:073:s0012

Family

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  • Parent of Younger sister of Yan Yanzhi (顏延之妹)
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: daughter
  • Parent of Yan Yanzhi (顏延年)
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father
  • Child of Yan Yue (顏約)
    Kinship Term: grandfather in the direct paternal chain / 祖 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son · Line: paternal

References in the histories

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Book of Song, Chapter 73Volume 73 Biographies 33: Yan Yanzhi · 1 passage