Qin and Han · King of Yan and rebel conspirator

King of Yan 燕王

Yan Wang

Attested BC 80

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King of Yan was a king of Yan and rebel conspirator.

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Book of Han, Chapter 69Volume 59: Zhang Tang · 1 passage
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會左將軍上官桀父子及御史大夫桑弘羊皆與燕王、蓋主謀反誅，光以朝無舊臣，白用安世為右將軍光祿勳，以自副焉。 When Left General Shangguan Jie and his son, together with Grand Minister of Finance Sang Hongyang, were executed for plotting with the King of Yan and the Princess of Gai, Huo Guang—finding the court bereft of senior ministers—recommended Anshi as general of the right and superintendent of the masters of writing to serve as his deputy.