Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Military Officer

Qiao Yan 譙淹

Attested AD 551 - AD 553

Passages: 3
Chapters: 2
Histories: 2

Overview

Qiao Yan was a Military Officer.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 551 太清五年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 55, passage 77
AD 553 魏廢帝二年春
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 21, passage 36

Key source chapters

Book of Zhou, Chapter 21 Volume 21 Biographies 13: Wei Chijiong; Wang Qian; Sima Xiaonan 2 passages
Book of Liang, Chapter 55 Volume 55: Zong, Prince of Yuzhang; Ji, Prince of Wuling; Zhengde, Prince of Linhe; Yu, Prince of Hedong 1 passage

References in the histories

Book of Liang, Chapter 55Volume 55: Zong, Prince of Yuzhang; Ji, Prince of Wuling; Zhengde, Prince of Linhe; Yu, Prince of Hedong · 1 passage

聞西魏侵蜀，遣其將南梁州刺史譙淹迴軍赴援。 Hearing Western Wei invade Shu, he sent his general Qiao Yan, inspector of Southern Liangzhou, to turn the army back for relief.

Book of Zhou, Chapter 21Volume 21 Biographies 13: Wei Chijiong; Wang Qian; Sima Xiaonan · 2 passages

初，紀至巴郡，聞迥來侵，遣譙淹回師，為撝外援。 Earlier, when Ji reached Ba commandery and learned that Yuchi Jiong was invading, he sent Qiao Yan back with his army to reinforce Hui.

迥分遣元珍、乙弗亞等以輕騎破之，遂降。 Yuchi Jiong sent Yuan Zhen, Yifu Ya, and others with light cavalry to break them, and Qiao Yan surrendered.