Overview
Zhang Yan was a general.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 888 文德元年春Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 15, passages 99, 102
- AD 886 明年冬Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 15, passage 81
Family
- Kinship Role children sent as hostages · Quantity unspecifiedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 15, passage 102
Career and standing
- Administrator of Henan 河南尹Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 15, passage 90
- Regent of the Eastern Capital 東都留守AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 15, passage 90
Places and affiliations
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 15, passage 90
Events and relationships
- Blocked river then defected to HanzhiDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 15, passages 81, 84
- Seized Heyang and captured Hanzhi clanAD 888 文德元年春 · Military · CommanderDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 15, passage 99
- Sent family as hostages and begged FounderDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 15, passage 102
- Relation Blood brother of · Person Li Hanzhi (李罕之)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 15, passage 91
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment governed troops by law, good at stores and planting, supplies not lacking · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 15, passage 96
References in the histories
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