Overview
Li Yan was a general and Duke.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Sui
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Badou | 拔豆 |
Life and dates
Death
- 歲餘Illness · At his home in the capital 家 · Age 57Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 49
Age
- 57At Event deathDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 49
Attested activity
- AD 577 及平齊Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 54, passage 38
- c. AD 535 to c. AD 556 周太祖時Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 54, passage 35
- AD 588 to AD 589 大舉伐陳Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 54, passage 48
- AD 581 開皇元年Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 42
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Zhongwei (仲威)son 子Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 50
- Child of Bi (弼)father 父Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 33
- Kin of Mi (密)grandnephew 從孫 · paternal line · 衍從孫 — grandnephew (great-nephew) of Li YanDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 53
- Parent of Zhongwei (仲威)son 子Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 38
- Kin of Changya (長雅)younger clansman/nephew 弟子 · paternal line · 衍弟子 — younger-generation clansman of Li Yan; precise degree of kinship unspecifiedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 51
Career and standing
- Campaign Commander 行軍總管Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 40
- Thousand-Ox Guard Attendant 千牛備身c. AD 535 to c. AD 556 周太祖時 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 35
- Campaign Commander 行軍總管AD 588 to AD 589 大舉伐陳 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 48
- Area Commander of Anzhou 安州總管AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 49
- Governor of Yizhou 義州刺史AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 36
- Inspector managing the Area Commander of Lizhou 利州總管事AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 44
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- Left Palace Guard 左宮伯AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 38
- Opening of a Government Office 開府GrantedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 36
- Campaign Commander 行軍總管AD 582 明年 (following 開皇元年) · HeldDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 45
- Campaign Commander 行軍總管AD 581 開皇元年 · HeldDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 42
- Governor of Dingzhou 定州刺史HeldDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 39
- Governor of Fuzhou 鄜州刺史HeldDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 39
- shipbuilding supervisor on the Xiangzhou route 襄州道營戰船Ordered · Detail ordered by the court to build warships in preparation for a campaign in the southDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 47
- Grand General 大將軍AD 577 及平齊 · Promoted · Reason military merit in the conquest of QiDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 38
- Grand General-in-Chief 上大將軍PromotedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 41
- Governor of Jiezhou 介州刺史TransferredDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 46
- 2,000 bolts of fine silk 縑二千匹GrantedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 41
- 2,000 bolts of silk 帛二千匹GrantedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 43
- 3,000 bolts of silk and 600 shi of grain 帛三千匹，米六百石GrantedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 48
- 300 bolts of mixed silks and 20 slaves and maidservants 雜彩三百匹，奴婢二十口GrantedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 38
- Duke of Huairen County 懷仁縣公c. AD 535 to c. AD 556 周太祖時 · EnfeoffedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 35
- Pillar of the State 柱國PromotedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 43
- Duke of Zhenxiang Commandery 真鄉郡公AD 577 及平齊 · Re enfeoffedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 38
- Duke of Puning County 普寧縣公Re enfeoffedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 36
Places and affiliations
- At Xiangping in Liaodong 遼東襄平Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 32
Events and relationships
- Attacked and pacifiedAD 580 王謙作亂 · Military · Subordinate commander · With Wang Qian (王謙) · With Person Id Liang Rui (梁睿)Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 40
- GarrisonedMilitary · Subordinate commander · With Wei Xiaokuan (韋孝寬) · At Yubi fortress 玉壁城 · Detail fought the enemy many times; the enemy feared himDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 37
- Led punitive campaign againstAD 582 明年 (following 開皇元年) · Military · Military commander · Detail Turkic raiders; returned without encountering the enemyDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 45
- Marched viaAD 588 to AD 589 大舉伐陳 · Military · Subordinate commander · With Prince Qin Jun (秦王俊) · At Xiangyang route 襄陽道Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 48
- Suppressed and pacifiedAD 581 開皇元年 · Military · Military commander · Detail rebellious barbarian tribesDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 42
Assessments and attributes
- from youth devoted himself to martial arts; generous of spirit, with ambition and strategic senseCharacterDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 34
- notably benevolent policies as Area Commander of AnzhouGovernanceDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 49
References in the histories
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