Overview
Liu Yan was a ruler.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal name | Gong | 龔 | Gong |
| Changed name | Yan | 龑 |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 942 晉天福七年died 卒Dated from the passage context · History of Song 481, passage 15
Attested activity
- AD 919 貞明五年九月丙寅Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 9, passage 153
- AD 880 to AD 907 唐末Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 41, passage 14
- AD 917 to AD 942 岩改名龔…遂改名龑Dated from the passage context · History of Song 481, passage 227
- AD 917 to AD 942 幼事龑Dated from the passage context · History of Song 481, passage 221
- AD 907 to AD 912 梁初Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 41, passage 32
- AD 911 to AD 942 隱卒…晉天福七年Dated from the passage context · History of Song 481, passages 11-12, 15
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Liu Qian (劉謙)father 父Strongly inferred · History of Song 481, passages 4, 11
- Parent of Liu Sheng (劉晟)father 父Strongly inferred · History of Song 481, passage 15
- Parent of Liu Bin (劉玢)son 子Directly stated · History of Song 481, passage 15
- Sibling of Liu Yin (劉隱)younger brother 弟 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · History of Song 481, passage 11
Key source chapters
- History of Song, Chapter 481 Volume 481 Biographies 240: Hereditary Houses 4: Southern Han and Liu Clans Liu Chang (Gong Chengshu, Li Tuo, Xue Chongyu, Pan Chongche) 8 passages
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 41 Volume 41 Miscellaneous Biographies 21: Lu Guangchou, Tan Quanbo, Lei Man, Zhong Chuan, Zhao Kuangning 5 passages
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 9 Volume 9 Book of Later Liang 9: Later Emperors Annals 2 1 passage
Career and standing
- Guang military commissioner 廣州節度使AD 919 貞明五年九月丙寅 · HeldDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 9, passage 153
- Guang military commissioner 廣州節度使Stripped · Until Source Date: Text: 貞明五年九月丙寅 · Regnal Year: 5 · Lunar Month: 9 · Sexagenary Day: 丙寅 · Western Year: AD 919Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 9, passage 153
- Prince of Nanping 南平王AD 919 貞明五年九月丙寅 · HeldDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 9, passage 153
- Prince of Nanping 南平王Stripped · Until Source Date: Text: 貞明五年九月丙寅 · Regnal Year: 5 · Lunar Month: 9 · Sexagenary Day: 丙寅 · Western Year: AD 919Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 9, passage 153
- about to usurp a title 將謀僭號AD 919 貞明五年九月丙寅 · Impending usurpation · AllegedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 9, passage 153
- stripped of offices and ranks 削奪在身官爵Stripped of titles · Entered · From Source Date: Text: 貞明五年九月丙寅 · Regnal Year: 5 · Lunar Month: 9 · Sexagenary Day: 丙寅 · Western Year: AD 919Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 9, passage 153
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- stripped of all offices and ranks he held 削奪在身官爵Stripped of titles · Reason impending usurpation 將謀僭號 · From Source Date: Text: 貞明五年九月丙寅 · Regnal Year: 5 · Lunar Month: 9 · Sexagenary Day: 丙寅 · Western Year: AD 919Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 9, passage 153
- Succeeded brotherDirectly stated · History of Song 481, passage 11
Places and affiliations
- AD 919 貞明五年九月丙寅Polity Later Liang 後梁 · Relation Titles stripped byStrongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 9, passage 153
- Polity Southern Han / Great Han 大漢 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · History of Song 481, passage 12
- Polity Southern Han 南漢 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · History of Song 481, passages 221, 227
- AD 919 貞明五年九月丙寅At Guang 廣州 · Relation Posted toDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 9, passage 153
Works and attributed material
- an order stripped Guang military commissioner and Prince of Nanping Liu Yan of all offices and ranks, because he was about to usurp a title 製削奪廣州節度使、南平王劉岩在身官爵，以其將謀僭號故也AD 919 貞明五年九月丙寅 · Edict · Subject · Paraphrased · Mode court-orderDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 9, passage 153
Events and relationships
- Performed suburban sacrificesAD 917 貞明三年 · Ritual · SovereignDated from the passage context · History of Song 481, passage 12
- Stripped of titlesAD 919 貞明五年九月丙寅 · Political · Subject · court stripped Guang commissioner and Prince of Nanping of all offices and ranks because he was about to usurp a titleDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 9, passage 153
- Took imperial title named Great Han era QianhengAD 917 貞明三年 · Political · ClaimantDated from the passage context · History of Song 481, passage 12
- AD 919 貞明五年九月丙寅Relation Target of campaign order · Person Qian Liu (錢鏐) · Qian Liu was ordered to direct the attack on himDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 9, passages 153-154
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment favored eunuchs though limited their number and rank · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Song 481, passage 25
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 9, passage 153; History of Song 481, passage 11
- Favored eunuchs numbering barely over 300; ranks not above palace bureau chiefs and assistantsDirectly stated · History of Song 481, passage 25
- Invented the character 龑, pronounced yan; absent from dictionariesDirectly stated · History of Song 481, passage 14
- From Gong 龔 · To 龑 · Reason diviner warned the name Gong would ruin state affairsDirectly stated · History of Song 481, passage 227
- From Gong 龔 · To Yan 龑Directly stated · History of Song 481, passages 13-14
- From Liu Yan 劉巖 · To Liu Yan 劉龑Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 41, passages 14, 32
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- From Yan 岩 · To Gong 龔Directly stated · History of Song 481, passages 13, 227
- From Zhi 陟 · To Yan 岩Directly stated · History of Song 481, passage 13
References in the histories
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