Qin and Han · Royal Family Member

King Dan of Yan 燕王旦

Yān Wáng Dàn

First attested BC 87; died BC 80

Passages
11
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

King Dan of Yan was a Royal Family Member.

IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Han

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Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

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  • Plotted rebellion with Elder Princess and Shangguan
    BC 80 元鳳元年九月 · Political · Conspirator
    Directly stated · Book of Han 8, passage 83

References in the histories

11 passages

Book of Han, Chapter 8Volume 7: Annals of Emperor Zhao · 11 passages
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冬十月，詔曰：「左將軍安陽侯桀、票騎將軍桑樂侯安、御史大夫弘羊皆數以邪枉干輔政，大將軍不聽， 而懷怨望，與燕王通謀，置驛往來相約結。 In the tenth month of winter, an edict stated: 'Left General Marquis Jie of Anyang, Flying Cavalry General Marquis An of Sang Le, and Imperial Secretary Hongyang all repeatedly interfered in the auxiliary government with crooked and perverse actions. The Grand General would not listen, so they harbored resentment and communicated with King Yan in plotting, establishing post stations for coming and going and mutually agreeing to join together.
燕王遣壽西長、孫縱之等賂遺長公主、丁外人、謁者杜延年、大將軍長史公孫遺等，交通私書，共謀令長公主置酒，伏兵 殺大將軍光，徵立燕王為天子，大逆毋道。 King Yan sent Shou Xichang, Sun Zongzhi, and others to bribe and give gifts to the Elder Princess, Ding Wai, Usher Du Yannian, the Grand General's Chief Secretary Gongsun Yi, and others. They communicated with private letters and together plotted to have the Elder Princess host a wine banquet with ambush troops to kill Grand General Guang, and summon and establish King Yan as Son of Heaven - a great rebellion against the proper way.
又曰：「燕王迷惑失道，前與齊王子劉澤等為逆，抑而不揚，望王反道自新，今乃與長公主及左將軍 桀等謀危宗廟。 The edict continued: 'The King of Yan was confused and lost his way. He had previously joined Prince Liu Ze of Qi and others in rebellion. Though this was suppressed and not widely publicized in the hope that the king would reform and return to the proper path, he has now conspired with the Long Princess and General of the Left Jie to endanger the ancestral temples.