Overview
Liu Yanhao was an official.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Death
- AD 936 晉高祖入洛hanged himself 自經而死 · At Guanghua Temple at Longmen 龍門廣化寺Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 69, passage 232
Attested activity
- AD 935 二年Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 69, passage 230
- AD 936 壬子Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 7, passage 87
- AD 935 夏五月辛卯Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 7, passage 73
- AD 934 to AD 936 張令昭逐節度使劉延皓Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 135
- AD 936 晉高祖入洛Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 69, passage 232
- AD 935 清泰二年Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 16, passage 6
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- AD 934 清泰元年Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 69, passage 228
- AD 936 石敬瑭已反Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 16, passages 8-9
- AD 935 秋七月Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 47, passage 136
- AD 934 辛卯Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 47, passage 86
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Descendant of Jianli (建立)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 69, passage 225
- Child of Maocheng (茂成)father 父Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 69, passage 225
- Sibling of Empress Liu (劉後)younger brother 弟 · Uncertain siblings
Key source chapters
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 69 Volume 69 Book of Later Tang 45: Biographies 21: Zhang Xian, Wang Zhengyan, Hu Zhuang, Cui Yisun, Meng Hu, Sun Yue, Zhang Yanlang, Liu Yanhao, Liu Yanlang 8 passages
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 16 Volume 16: Family of the Tang Deposed Emperor 5 passages
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 7 Volume 7 Later Tang Annals 4: Deposed Emperors 3 passages
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 47 Volume 47 Book of Later Tang 23: Later Emperors Annals 2 2 passages
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 30 Volume 30 Later Han Biographies 10: Su Fengji, Shi Hongzhao, Yang Bin, Wang Zhang, Liu Zhu, Li Ye, Nie Wenjin, Hou Zan, Guo Yunming 1 passage
Career and standing
- guards officer 牙將Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 16, passage 5
- Commissioner of the Palace Parks 宮苑使AD 934 廢帝即位 · AppointedDated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 16, passage 5
- Commissioner of the Southern Court of the Bureau of Palace Attendants 宣徽南院使AD 934 廢帝即位 · AppointedDated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 16, passage 5
- Commissioner of the Bureau of Military Affairs 樞密使Appointed · From Source Date: Text: 清泰二年 · Western Year: AD 935Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 16, passage 6
- military governor of the Tianxiong Army 天雄軍節度使Appointed · From Source Date: Text: 清泰二年 · Western Year: AD 935Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 16, passage 6
- Minister of Justice and Commissioner of the Bureau of Military Affairs 刑部尚書，充樞密使AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 47, passage 86
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- Tianxiong Army military commissioner 天雄軍節度使AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 47, passage 136
- Commissioner of the Bureau of Military Affairs 樞密使HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 47, passage 136
- Commissioner of the Southern Bureau of the Palace Secretariat 宣徽南院使HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 47, passage 86
- military commissioner 節度使HeldDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 135
- EnteredCorruptDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 16, passage 7
- EnteredDismissedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 16, passage 13
- stripped of offices and titles 削其官爵Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 16, passage 13
Places and affiliations
- Polity Later Tang 唐 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 135
- Polity Later Tang 後唐 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 47, passages 86, 136
- At Hunyuan in Yingzhou 應州渾元Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 69, passage 224
- AD 935 清泰二年At Ye 鄴 · Relation Posted toDated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 16, passage 7
- AD 936 石敬瑭已反At Xiangzhou 相州 · Relation Fled toDated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 16, passages 8-9
- Organization Tianxiong Army 天雄軍 · Relation Appointed toDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 47, passage 136
Events and relationships
- Accepted bribes and seized propertyPolitical · Abuser of power · At Ye 鄴Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 16, passage 7
- Made shumishiAppointment · AppointeeDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 47, passage 86
- Made Tianxiong military commissionerAppointment · AppointeeDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 47, passage 136
- Pressed emperor to marchDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 16, passage 24
- Relation Served · Person Li Congke (從珂)Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 16, passage 5
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment formerly modest and honest; after elevation accepted bribes, seized property, and neglected troops · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 16, passage 7
- Assessment praised for mildness, later corrupt at Daming · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 69, passages 233-234
Source notes
- Historicity historical
References in the histories
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