Zhao Yan (趙巖) | 24 Histories

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Zhao Yan was an official.

PeriodFive Dynasties

IdentityHistorical · Male

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AD 915 與趙巖等謀
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 46, passage 75

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New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 46Volume 46 Miscellaneous Biographies 26: Zhao Zaili, Huo Yanwei, Fang Zhiwen, Wang Yanqiu, An Zhongba, Wang Jianli, Kang Fu, Guo Yanlu · 1 passage

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末帝患魏軍強難制，與趙巖等謀分相、魏為兩鎮，魏軍由此作亂，劫德倫叛梁而降晉，梁遂失河北。 The Last Emperor feared the Wei host; with Zhao Yan and others he plotted to split Xiang and Wei into two circuits. The Wei army mutinied, seized Delun, left Liang for Jin, and Liang lost Hebei.