Overview
Empress Yan was a consort.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 115 元初二年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 119, passage 107
- AD 114 元初元年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 119, passage 105
- AD 125 安帝延光中 / 废太子 contextDated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 115, passages 36, 92
- AD 125 延光四年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 116, passage 106
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Sibling of Yan Xian (閻顯)empress's elder brother 皇后兄Directly stated · Book of Later Han 116, passage 106
- Spouse of Emperor An (安帝)empress 后 · Primary marriage
empress 皇后 · Primary marriageDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 119, passage 106; Book of Later Han 116, passage 106
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- EnthronedEmpressDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 119, passage 106
- EstablishedEmpressDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 115, passage 92
Places and affiliations
- Eastern Han 汉Relation UnderStrongly inferred · Book of Later Han 115, passage 92
Events and relationships
- Slandered heir with Geng BaoPolitical · SlandererDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 115, passage 92
- Slandered heirDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 119, passage 107
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 119, passage 105
References in the histories
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