Overview
The translated histories identify Yan Xian as a general and official. 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
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Yan Xian | 阎显 | Yan Xian |
| Personal name | Yan Xian | 阎显 | Yan Xian |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · houhanshu:093:s0009
Roles
- General
- Official
Life and dates
Death
- Manner: executed · Responsible Person Id: Sun Cheng (孙程) · Place: the palace offices / 殿省 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 延光四年 · Regnal Year: 4 · Reign Name: 延光 · Western Year: AD 125Explicit · houhanshu:093:s0009
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 延光四年 · Regnal Year: 4 · Reign Name: 延光 · Western Year: AD 125Explicit · houhanshu:093:s0009
Family
- Sibling of Empress, Elder Sister of Yan Xian (皇后)Kinship Term: elder brother / 兄 · Subject Role: elder brother · Object Role: sister · Subject Relative Age: elder · Shared Parentage: uncertain
Kinship Term: elder brother / 兄 · Subject Role: sister · Object Role: elder brother · Subject Relative Age: younger · Shared Parentage: uncertain
- Kinship Role: associates executed with him · Quantity: 等 (an unspecified number) · Note: the source adds 等 ('and others'), an unnamed group put to death with Yan XianExplicit · houhanshu:093:s0009
Career and standing
- Label: General of Chariots and Cavalry / 车骑将军 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 延光四年 · Regnal Year: 4 · Reign Name: 延光 · Western Year: AD 125Explicit · houhanshu:093:s0009
References in the histories
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