Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · General

Yang Yan 楊延

Yáng Yán

Attested AD 471 - AD 499

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Yang Yan was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 471 to AD 499 龍驤將軍楊延
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 59, passage 42

Career and standing

Dragon Charger General 龍驤將軍
Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 59, passage 42

Places and affiliations

Polity Northern Wei 魏 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 59, passage 42

Events and relationships

Attacked Rouran
Military · Commander · With Jialuhun (駕鹿渾) · Outcome great cold and snow killed many men and horses 大寒雪，人馬死者衆
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 59, passage 42

References in the histories

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 59Volume 59 Biographies 40: Other Peoples from Henan, the Di People, and Qiang · 1 passage

魏虜主元宏以其侵逼，遣偽平元王駕鹿渾、龍驤將軍楊延數十萬騎伐芮芮，大寒雪，人馬死者衆。 The Northern Wei ruler Yuan Hong, angered by their encroachments, sent the puppet Prince of Pingyuan Jialuhun and Dragon Charger General Yang Yan with several hundred thousand horsemen against the Rouran; bitter cold and snow killed multitudes of men and horses.