Song, Liao, and Jin · Rebel garrison officer

Yan Yan 燕頗

Yàn Pō

Attested AD 969 - AD 995

Passages: 5
Chapters: 3
Histories: 1

Overview

Yan Yan was a rebel garrison officer.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Epithet	Bohai Yanpo	渤海燕頗

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 995 統和十三年秋七月丁巳
Directly stated · History of Liao 13, passage 188
AD 975 保寧七年
Directly stated · History of Liao 8, passage 114
AD 969 to AD 979 景宗時
Directly stated · History of Liao 77, passage 181

Key source chapters

History of Liao, Chapter 8 Volume 8 Annals 8: Jingzong 1 3 passages
History of Liao, Chapter 13 Volume 13 Annals 13: Shengzong 4 1 passage
History of Liao, Chapter 77 Volume 77 Biographies 7: Yelu Wuzhi, Yelu Hou, Yelu Antuan, Yelu Wa, Yelu Tuiyu, Yelu Talie 1 passage

Origins and identity

Bohai 渤海
Directly stated · History of Liao 13, passage 188

Events and relationships

Defeated at Zhi River
AD 975 保寧七年九月 · Military · Defeated
Directly stated · History of Liao 8, passage 115
Fled to Wurena
Military · Fugitive · At Wurena city 兀惹城
Directly stated · History of Liao 8, passage 116
Invaded
AD 995 統和十三年秋七月丁巳 · Military · Invader · At Iron Li 鐵驪
Directly stated · History of Liao 13, passage 188
Killed Zhang Ju and rebelled
AD 975 保寧七年七月 · Rebellion · Rebel · With Zhang Ju (張琚) · At Huanglong Prefecture 黃龍府
Directly stated · History of Liao 8, passage 114

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · History of Liao 8, passage 114

References in the histories

History of Liao, Chapter 8Volume 8 Annals 8: Jingzong 1 · 3 passages

秋七月，黃龍府衛將燕頗殺都監張琚以叛，遣敞史耶律曷裏必討之。 In the seventh autumn month Huanglong Prefecture garrison officer Yan Yan killed superintendent Zhang Ju and rebelled; commissary Yelü Helibi was sent to suppress him.

九月，敗燕頗於治河，遣其弟安摶追之。 In the ninth month Yan Yan was defeated at the Zhi River and his brother Anbo was dispatched in pursuit.

燕頗走保兀惹城，安摶乃還，以餘黨千餘戶城通州。 Yan Yan fled and held Wurena city; Anbo then withdrew, and more than a thousand households of the remnant force were settled behind walls at Tong Prefecture.

History of Liao, Chapter 13Volume 13 Annals 13: Shengzong 4 · 1 passage

丁巳，兀惹烏昭度、渤海燕頗等侵鐵驪，遣奚王和朔奴等討之。 On dingsi day the Wu'er Wuzhaodu, Bohai Yanpo, and others invaded the Iron Li, and Xi King Heshuonu and others were dispatched to attack them.

History of Liao, Chapter 77Volume 77 Biographies 7: Yelu Wuzhi, Yelu Hou, Yelu Antuan, Yelu Wa, Yelu Tuiyu, Yelu Talie · 1 passage

時黃龍府軍將燕頗殺守臣以叛，何魯不討之，破於鴨淥江。 When Yan Yan, a garrison officer of Huanglong Prefecture, killed the defending official and rebelled, Helubu campaigned against him and defeated him on the Yalu River.