Qin and Han · Official and Diplomat

Yan Zhu 嚴助

Attested BC 138 - BC 135

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Yan Zhu was an official and Diplomat.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 138 to BC 135 即位數年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 27, passage 394

Places and affiliations

Polity Western Han 漢 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 394

Events and relationships

Recruited Eastern Ou and engaged the two Yues
BC 138 to BC 135 即位數年 · Diplomatic · Recruiter · With Zhu Maichen (朱買臣) · At Eastern Ou 東甌
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 394

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 27Volume 24b: Treatise on Trade 2 · 1 passage

武帝因文、景之畜，忿胡、粵之害，即位數年，嚴助、朱買臣等招徠東甌，事兩粵，江淮之間蕭然煩費矣。 Drawing on Wen and Jing-era reserves, Emperor Wu turned against Xiongnu and southern threats; early campaigns involving Yan Zhu and Zhu Maichen against Eastern Ou and the two Yues drained the Jiang-Huai region.