Overview
Murong Yan was a general and Envoy.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 545 大同十一年Dated from the passage context · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 159, passage 3; zizhitongjian:159:s0003a; zizhitongjian:159:s0061e
- AD 555 天保六年Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 13, passage 166
- AD 525 to AD 527 孝昌末Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 26, passage 72
- AD 557 齊遣揚州道行臺慕容儼率衆臨江Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 32, passages 180-181
Key source chapters
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 13 Volume 13 Biographies 5: Gao Chen; Gao Rui (Northern Qi); Gao Yue (Northern Qi); Gao Mai 1 passage
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 26 Volume 26 Biographies 18: Xue Chu; Jing Xianjun; Ping Jian 1 passage
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 32 Volume 32 Biographies 24: Lu Fahe; Wang Lin (General) 1 passage
- Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance, Chapter 159 Volume 159 Liang Records 15 1 passage
Career and standing
- Acting Governor of the Yangzhou Route 揚州道行臺HeldDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 32, passage 181
- Equal in Protocol to the Three Ducal Ministers 儀同HeldDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 13, passage 166
- Suppressing-the-South General 鎮南將軍HeldDirectly stated · zizhitongjian:159:s0061e
Events and relationships
- Betrothed the Rouran Princess for Gao HuanAD 545 大同十一年 · Marriage diplomacy · EnvoyDirectly stated · zizhitongjian:159:s0061e
- Supported from the riverDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 32, passage 181
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 32, passage 181
References in the histories
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