Overview
Feng Yan was an official Writer and General.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Jingtong | 敬通 | Jingtong |
| Alternate name | Master Feng | 馮子 | Féng zǐ |
Life and dates
Death
- At at home 於家Directly stated · Book of Later Han 32, passage 179
Age
- 20Reckoning Sui · Activity broadly learnedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 31, passage 88
- 9Reckoning Sui · Activity recited the OdesDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 31, passage 88
Attested activity
- AD 25 to AD 57 光武以馮衍才浮其實，故棄而不齒。Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 111
- AD 30 to AD 30 建武六年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 31, passage 86
- AD 55 to AD 56 建武末Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 32, passage 1
- AD 23 to AD 25 昔在更始Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 32, passage 10
- AD 24 to AD 24 更始二年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 31, passage 86
- AD 9 to AD 23 王莽時Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 31, passage 86
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- AD 57 顯宗即位Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 32, passage 172
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Descendant of Feng Yewang (馮野王)grandfather 祖 · paternal line · 2 generationsDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 31, passage 87
- Parent of Eldest son of Feng Yan (馮衍元子)eldest son 元子Directly stated · Book of Later Han 32, passage 29
- Child of Father of Feng Yan (先將軍)late father, the general 先將軍
father 父
former general 先將軍Sources vary in certainty · Book of Later Han 32, passage 30; Book of Later Han 31, passage 87 - Parent of Feng Bao (馮豹)son 子Directly stated · Book of Later Han 32, passage 181
- Spouse of Stepmother of Feng Bao (後母)stepmother [of Bao] 後母 · Primary marriage
stepmother 後母 · Primary marriageStrongly inferred · Book of Later Han 32, passage 183 - Spouse of Wife of Feng Yan (北地住氏女)wife 妻 · Primary marriage · DivorcedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 32, passage 173
- Kinship Role concubines · Count 0 · Negated trueDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 32, passage 173
- Kinship Role ancestors · Quantity unspecifiedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 32, passages 6, 34
- Kinship Role children · Quantity unspecifiedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 32, passages 76, 173
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- chief of Langmeng 狼孟長AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 31, passage 158
- clerk to the Metropolitan Commandant 司隸從事AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 31, passage 223
- General Who Establishes Han 立漢將軍AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 31, passage 158
- magistrate of Quyang 曲陽令AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 31, passage 217
- fiscal office in Taiyuan 太原執貨財之柄AD 23 to AD 25 昔在更始 · HeldDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 32, passage 10
- DismissedDismissalDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 31, passage 210
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- EnduredPovertyDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 32, passages 10, 27, 174, 179
- EnteredAD 57 顯宗即位 · DismissalDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 32, passage 172
- FledExileDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 31, passage 124
- SurrenderedSurrenderDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 31, passage 209
- PardonedPardonDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 31, passage 225
Places and affiliations
- Polity Eastern Han 東漢 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 31, passages 158, 209; Book of Later Han 32, passages 1, 172
- At Beidi connection via marriage 北地Uncertain · Book of Later Han 32, passage 173
- At Duling in Jingzhao 京兆杜陵Directly stated · Book of Later Han 31, passage 86
- At east of Xinfeng, above Hongmen, in Shou'an 新豐之東，鴻門之上，壽安之中 · Relation Burial site chosenDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 32, passage 31
- At Hedong 河東 · Relation Fled toDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 31, passage 124
- At Taiyuan 太原 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 31, passage 158; Book of Later Han 32, passage 10
Learning and skills
- Skill reciting the Odes 誦詩 · Level prodigyDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 31, passage 88
Works and attributed material
- Works fu, elegies, inscriptions, essays and other writings 賦、誄、銘、說, On Friendship 問交, Moral Injunction 德誥, Cautious Feelings 慎情 · Count 50Directly stated · Book of Later Han 32, passage 180
- Manifesting My Intent 顯誌Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 32, passages 15, 39-40
- AD 55 to AD 56 建武末Memorial · AuthorDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 32, passages 1-13
- Letter · Author · With Tian Yi (田邑)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 31, passages 159-173, 230-234
- Memorial · Author · With Emperor Guangwu of Han (漢光武帝)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 31, passage 218
- Manifesting My Intent 顯誌Rhapsody · AuthorDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 32, passages 15-171
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- Speech · Speaker · With Bao Yong (鮑永)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 31, passages 126-157, 213-216
- Speech · Speaker · With Lian Dan (廉丹)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 31, passages 95-113, 115-122
- Speech · SpeakerDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 32, passages 175-178
Events and relationships
- AdvisedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 31, passages 95, 114
- Defeated banditsDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 31, passage 217
- Memorial rejectedAD 55 to AD 56 建武末 · Political · PetitionerDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 32, passage 14
- Relocated father tombRitual · ActorDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 32, passages 30-31
- Relation Associate of · Person Yin Xing (陰興)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 32, passages 8-9
- Relation Client of · Person Bao Yong (鮑永)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 31, passage 158
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- Relation Advisor to · Person Lian Dan (廉丹)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 31, passages 91, 95
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment great ambitions; unconcerned by poverty · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 32, passage 174
- Assessment rhetoric exceeding substance · Mode named-source-reportDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 32, passage 172
- Assessment talented but obstructed by uprightness; Guangwu lost him while gaining Bao Yong · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 32, passages 194-196, 200-201
References in the histories
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