Zhao Yan (趙巖) | 24 Histories

Overview

Zhao Yan was an official.

PeriodFive Dynasties

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 913 to AD 923 趙巖等用事
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 21, passages 224, 230

Events and relationships

Alienated old ministers
Political · Power holder
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 224

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 21Volume 21 Later Liang Biographies 1: Jing Xiang, Zhu Zhen, Pang Shigu, Ge Congzhou, Huo Cun, Zhang Cunjing, Fu Daozhao, Liu Han, Kou Yangqing · 2 passages

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末帝即位，趙巖等用事，頗離間舊臣，翔愈鬱鬱不得志。 When the Last Emperor succeeded, Zhao Yan and his circle took power and drove wedges among the old ministers; Xiang sank deeper into frustration.

巖等以翔為怨言，遂不用。 Yan and his circle treated Xiang’s counsel as complaint, and he was set aside.