Overview
Zhao Yanyi was an Astronomer and Official.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Death
- AD 953 七月庚寅Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 113, passage 45
Attested activity
- AD 953 七月庚寅Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 113, passage 45
- AD 947 其年閏七月晦Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 106, passages 143, 152
- AD 940 to AD 952 嘗謂人曰Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 54
- AD 936 晉高祖命Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 140, passage 31
- AD 936 to AD 947 石晉時Directly stated · History of Song 76, passage 65
- AD 948 to AD 950 隱帝召司天Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 185
Key source chapters
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 129 Volume 129 Book of Later Zhou 31: Biographies 9: Chang Si, Di Guangye, Cao Ying, Li Yanyun, Li Hui, Li Jianchong, Wang Zhongyi, Sun Hanyin, Xu Qian, Zhao Feng, Qi Cangzhen, Wang Huan, Zhang Yanchao, Zhang Ying, Liu Renshan 1 passage
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 106 Volume 106 Book of Later Jin 8: Biographies 3: Wang Zhou, Liu Shenjiao, Wu Hanqiu, Zhang Guan, Li Yin, Liu Zaiming, Ma Wan, Li Yancong, Guo Jin, Huang Fuli, Bai Zairong, Zhang Peng 1 passage
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 113 Volume 113 Book of Later Zhou 15: Taizu Annals 4 1 passage
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 140 Volume 140: Treatises 2 Calendars 1 passage
- History of Song, Chapter 76 Volume 76 Treatises 29: Measures and Calendar 9 1 passage
Career and standing
- Astronomical Commissioner 司天監Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 54
- court astronomer 司天Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 185
- acting overseer of the Directorate of Astronomy 判司天監AD 953 七月庚寅 · HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 113, passage 45
- Director of the Imperial Storehouse 太府卿AD 953 七月庚寅 · HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 113, passage 45
- astronomical adviser 天文參謀AD 936 晉高祖命 · HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 140, passage 31
- astronomical adviser 天文參謀HeldDirectly stated · History of Song 76, passage 65
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- Astronomical Commissioner 司天監HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 54
- Director of Astronomy 司天HeldDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 185
- Director of the Astronomy Bureau 司天監HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 106, passage 152
Places and affiliations
- AD 953 七月庚寅Polity Later Zhou 後周 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 113, passage 45
- Later Jin 晉Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 140, passage 31
- Polity Later Han 後漢 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 185
- Polity Later Jin 石晉 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · History of Song 76, passage 65
- At Directorate of Astronomy 司天監 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · History of Song 76, passage 65
Learning and skills
- Skill arts of Yuan and Xu 袁、許之術 · Level versedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 54
Works and attributed material
- Prediction · Speaker · Direct quotation · About Person Id Guangye (光鄴)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 54
- Speech · Speaker · With Hidden Emperor (隱帝) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passages 185-186
Events and relationships
- Built Directorate gnomonScholarly · MakerDirectly stated · History of Song 76, passage 65
- Compared calendarsDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 140, passage 31
- Diagnosed palace omens as mountain demonDivination · AdviserDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passages 185-186
- Predicted Guangye short lifeDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passages 54-55
- ReconciledDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 106, passage 152
- Relation Ordered by · Person Jin Gaozu (晉高祖)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 140, passage 31
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- Relation Mediator between · Person Ids Bai Zairong (白再榮), Wang Rao (王饒)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 106, passage 152
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 113, passage 45
References in the histories
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