Overview
Hu Yan was a Father of Empress Hu.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Northern Qi
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 550 around Tianbao selectionStrongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 9, passage 97
- AD 520 to AD 550 魏中書令Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 48, passage 64
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Empress Hu (胡皇后)daughter 女
father 父Sources vary in certainty · Book of Northern Qi 9, passage 97; Book of Northern Qi 48, passages 63-64 - Parent of Hu Changren (胡長仁)father 父Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 48, passage 64
- Spouse of Mother of Empress Hu (胡母)MarriageStrongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 9, passage 98
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- Secretariat Director 中書令HeldDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 48, passage 64
Places and affiliations
- Wei 魏Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 48, passage 64
References in the histories
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