Ancient China · Ruler

King Yan of Xu 徐偃王

Xú Yǎnwáng

Legendary antiquity

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

King Yan of Xu was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

legendary antiquity
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 31, passage 125

Source notes

Historicity legendary
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 31, passage 125

References in the histories

Records of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 31Volume 31: Book of Shu 1: Biographies of the Two Governor Lius · 1 passage

〈張璠曰：劉璋愚弱而守善言，斯亦宋襄公、徐偃王之徒，未為無道之主也。〈Zhang Fan remarks: “Liu Zhang was dull and pliant yet clung to fine phrases—much like Duke Xiang of Song or King Yan of Xu; he hardly ranks among the truly lawless rulers.”