Zhu Yansi (朱延嗣) | 24 Histories

Overview

Zhu Yansi was a warlord.

PeriodSui and Tang

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

Found in

Life and dates

Death

Killed · Killed by Li Zaiyi (李載義)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passages 17, 26

Attested activity

AD 825 to AD 826 寶曆中
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passages 24-25
AD 826 寶曆二年
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 180, passages 16-17

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Sibling of Zhu Yanling (朱延齡)
brothers 兄弟 · Full siblings
Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 180, passages 16-17
Child of Zhu Kerong (朱克融)
second son 次子
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 17

Events and relationships

Seized power
Political · Usurper
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passages 17, 25

Assessments and attributes

Assessment defied court orders and oppressed the people · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 25

References in the histories

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 180Volume 176 Biographies 126: Li Zongmin, Yang Sifu, Yang Yuqing, Ma Zhi, Li Rangyi, Weipi, Zhou Chi, Cui Guicong, Zhengsu, Lu Shang · 2 passages

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次子延嗣竊立，尋為大將李載義所殺。 Kerong's second son Yansi seized power on his own authority, but was soon killed by the general Li Zaiyi.

其子延嗣竊襲父位，不遵朝旨，虐用其人； Kerong's son Yansi seized his father's position without authorization, defied the court's orders, and oppressed the people under his command.