Han Yan (韓嫣) | 24 Histories

Overview

Han Yan was a Western Han courtier and favorite of Emperor Wu.

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Wangsun	王孫	Wángsūn
Alternate name	Han Yan, grandson of the King of Han	韓王孫嫣

BC 141 to BC 87 嫣遂死
Ordered to die by the empress dowager despite the emperors plea · Authority Empress Dowager (太后)
Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 55
put to death after failed imperial plea 嫣遂死
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 125, passage 53

BC 141 to BC 87 今天子
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 125, passages 38, 43
BC 140 to BC 122 其愛幸埒韓嫣
Strongly inferred · Book of Han 105, passage 66
BC 141 to BC 119 天子與韓嫣戲
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passage 145
BC 141 to BC 87 孝武時
Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 7
BC 141 to BC 135 武帝時韓嫣貴幸
Strongly inferred · Book of Han 42, passage 181
BC 154 to BC 150 武帝為膠東王時
Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 42

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Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Parent of Han Yan
grandson via parent 孫 · Uncertain parentage
parent 父 · Uncertain parentage
Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 125, passage 39
Descendant of Marquis of Gonggao (弓高侯)
collateral grandson 孽孫 · Uncertain parentage · 2 generations · Through Parent of Han Yan
collateral grandson 孽孫 · 2 generations · Through Parent of Han Yan
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 125, passage 39
Descendant of Han Tuidang (韓頹當)
grandson through a secondary line 孽孫 · 2 generations
descendant through a concubine's line 孽孫
Directly stated · Book of Han 42, passage 181; Records of the Grand Historian 93, passage 59
Descendant of Tuidang (穨當)
grandson 孫 · paternal line · 2 generations
Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 41
Child of Parent of Han Yan
parent 父 · paternal line
Strongly inferred · Book of Han 105, passage 41
Sibling of Han Yue (韓說)
younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
younger brother 弟 · Uncertain siblings
Directly stated · Book of Han 42, passage 182; Records of the Grand Historian 93, passage 60; Book of Han 105, passage 57; Records of the Grand Historian 125, passage 54

穨當孽孫
Desc descendant of Tuidang through a concubine line
Directly stated · Book of Han 42, passage 181
scion of the Kings of Han; collateral grandson of the Marquis of Gonggao 韓王孫；弓高侯孽孫
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 125, passages 38-39

lay court favorite 士人
Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 7
Senior Grand Master 上大夫
Appointed
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 125, passage 43
senior grandee 上大夫
BC 141 to BC 87 上即位 · Held
Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 45
Attendant-in-Ordinary 侍中
Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 56, passage 9
Held
BC 141 to BC 87 益尊貴 · Honored and noble
Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 45
Held
Imperial favorite
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 125, passages 38, 44

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Favored at court · Prominence renowned-in-his-generation
Directly stated · Book of Han 42, passage 181
ordered to die by Empress Dowager 賜嫣死
Sentenced · Authority Empress Dowager (皇太后)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 125, passages 52-53
granted death 賜死
BC 141 to BC 87 太后怒，使使賜嫣死 · Suffered · Authority Empress Dowager (太后)
Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passages 54-55

BC 141 to BC 87 孝武時
Polity Han 漢 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 7
Polity Western Han 西漢 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Book of Han 105, passage 66
At Eternal Lane 永巷 · Relation Came and went unrestricted
Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 53

BC 154 to BC 150 武帝為膠東王時
Subject writing 學書 · With Emperor Wu (武帝)
Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 42
Skill military training 習兵 · Level already-trained
Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 45
Skill cleverness 聰慧 · Level noted
Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 44
Skill flattery 佞 · Level skilled
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 125, passage 42
Skill horsemanship and archery 騎射 · Level skilled
Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 44
Skill riding and archery 騎射 · Level skilled
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 125, passage 42

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Skill barbarian/steppe warfare 胡兵 · Level trained
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 125, passage 43

Came and went freely in Yongxiang
Personal · Subject
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 125, passage 51
Ignored king of Jiangdu roadside greeting
Personal · Offender · With King of Jiangdu (江都王)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 125, passages 47-48
Ignored king of Jiangdu
Court · Offender · With King of Jiangdu (江都王)
Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 50
Rode secondary chariot ahead
BC 141 to BC 87 獵上林中 · Hunt · Scout · At Shanglin Park 上林 · With Emperor Wu (武帝)
Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 48
Rode secondary imperial carriage to scout game
Hunt · Scout · At Shanglin Park 上林
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 125, passage 46
Slept and rose with the sovereign
BC 141 to BC 87 始時 · Personal · Companion · With Emperor Wu (武帝)
Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 46

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Studied writing together
Personal · Companion · With Emperor Wu (今天子)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 125, passage 40
Relation Favor compared with · Person Li Yannian (李延年)
Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 66
Relation Sibling of · Person Han Yue (韓說)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 125, passage 54
Relation Intimate companion of · Person Emperor Wu (武帝)
Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passages 42-43, 46

Assessment known for debauchery in the inner apartments · Mode report
Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 53
Item rewards comparable to Deng Tong 賞賜擬於鄧通 · Relation Bestowed
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 125, passage 43
Item rewards rivaling Deng Tong 賞賜擬鄧通 · Relation Bestowed
Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 45