Qin and Han · Official

Lord Yan 严君

Yan Jun

Attested c. BC 60

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Lord Yan was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

c. BC 60 严君蚩黄霸之术
Strongly inferred · Book of Later Han 85, passage 275

Places and affiliations

Polity Western Han 西汉 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Book of Later Han 85, passage 275

Events and relationships

Mocked
Rhetorical · Critic · With Huang Ba (黃霸) · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 85, passage 275

References in the histories

Book of Later Han, Chapter 85Volume 77: Biographies of Cruel Officials · 1 passage

故严君蚩黄霸之术，密人笑卓茂之政，猛既穷矣，而犹或未胜。 So Lord Yan sneered at Huang Ba’s soft ways, and Mi county mocked Zhuo Mao’s kindness—yet even the harshest rule could not win the day.