Overview
Zhao Yan was an official and Forbidden-Army Commander.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 912 to AD 913 乾化二年至改元二月Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 8, passages 4, 15
Career and standing
- commander of the forbidden army 典禁軍HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 8, passage 6
Places and affiliations
- Polity Later Liang 後梁 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 8, passage 4
- At Eastern Capital 東京 · Relation Traveled toDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 8, passage 4
- At Luoyang 洛陽 · Relation Returned toDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 8, passage 6
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · With Zhu Youzhen (朱友貞)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 8, passage 5
Events and relationships
- Plotted coupDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 8, passages 4-6
- Relation Ally of · Person Zhu Youzhen (朱友貞)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 8, passages 4-5
- Relation Ally of · Person Yuan Xiangxian (袁象先)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 8, passages 6, 15
References in the histories
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