Overview
Wang Yan was a ruler of Former Shu.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Death
- AD 926 同光四年Executed with his clan · At Qinchuan Post 秦川驛 · Authority Zhuangzong (唐莊宗) · Agent Person Id Xiang Yansi (向延嗣) · Mode named-source-report Source Work Ouyang's History 歐陽史Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 134
- Killed on order · At Chang'an 長安 · Authority Emperor Zhuangzong of Later Tang (後唐莊宗)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 63
- AD 926 四年三月Cause execution 就戮 · At Qinchuan post station 秦川驛Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 72, passage 109
- AD 926 同光四年三月ExecutedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 187
- Ordered killed · edict altered to family onlyDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 38, passages 122-123
Attested activity
- AD 925Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 26, passage 107
- AD 925 三年Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 44, passage 114
- AD 925 丙辰Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 154
- AD 924 六年十二月Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 89
- AD 925 冬十月Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passages 108-110
- AD 918 to AD 926 前蜀至同光四年Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 160
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- AD 925 十一月Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passages 132, 140, 146
- AD 925 同光三年Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 51, passages 48, 51; Old History of the Five Dynasties 74, passage 3
- AD 925 同光三年伐蜀降Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 191, 193, 195
- AD 925 同光三年十一月Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passages 166, 219
- AD 923 to AD 926 同光中Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 70, passage 94
- AD 924 同光二年Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 31, passage 23
- AD 926 同光四年Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 134
- AD 926 同光四年三月Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 187
- AD 926 同光四年春正月Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 7
- AD 925 唐同光三年Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 97-98, 113
- AD 926 四年三月Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 72, passage 105
- AD 925 壬子Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 151
- AD 926 天成元年Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 37, passage 61
- AD 926 天成元年五月Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 62
- AD 918 子衍嗣Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 86, 88
- AD 925 己酉Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 142
- AD 918 幼年襲位Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 61, passage 73
- AD 925 to AD 926 王衍之遭季世也，則赤族於秦川Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 215, 217
- AD 925 王衍可圖Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 57, passage 116
- AD 918 to AD 925 王衍嗣偽位後數年，復用為宰相。Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 71, passage 136
- AD 918 to AD 925 王衍在位Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 31
- AD 925 秋九月Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 90, 92, 94
- AD 925 蜀平Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 73, passages 15, 20
- AD 923 to AD 924 請幸秦州Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 61, passages 79, 84
- AD 925 辛丑Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 137
- AD 926 辛亥Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 34, passages 108-109
- AD 925 魏王破蜀，王衍朝京師Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 38, passage 121
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Son of Wang Yan (王衍之子)father 父Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 7
- Child of Wang Jian (王建)forebear 先人 · paternal line
son 子
successor/son 嗣
youngest son 幼子 - Child of Mother of Wang Yanmother 母 · maternal lineDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 150
- Child of Mother of Wang Yan (其母)mother 母Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 90
- Child of Mother of Wang Yan (王衍之母)mother 母
- Spouse of Wife of Wang Yanwife 妻Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 150
- Spouse of Wife of Wang Yan (王衍之妻)wife 妻
- Sibling of Wang Zongbi (王宗弼)younger brother 弟Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 44, passage 120
- clan exterminatedKinship Role clan · Count 0Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 187
- Kinship Role clan-members · Count 2Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 72, passages 105, 109
- Kinship Role clan members · Quantity entire clanDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 134, 215
- Kinship Role clan members · Quantity unspecifiedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 160
- Kinship Role household · Quantity whole householdDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 146
Key source chapters
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 136 Volume 136: Biographies of Usurpers 3: Wang Jian, Meng Zhixiang 20 passages
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 33 Volume 33 Book of Later Tang 9: Zhuangzong Annals 7 12 passages
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 26 Volume 26 Later Tang Biographies 6: Fu Xi, Wu Zhen, Kong Qian, Zhang Yanlang, Li Yan, Li Renju, Mao Zhang 7 passages
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 57 Volume 57 Book of Later Tang 33: Biographies 9: Gao Chongtao 5 passages
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 70 Volume 70 Book of Later Tang 46: Biographies 22: Yuan Xingqin, Xia Luqi, Yao Hong, Li Yan, Li Renju, Kang Sili, Zhang Jingda 5 passages
Career and standing
- usurper throne 偽位AD 918 建卒 · InheritedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 88
- Duke of Shunzheng 順正公AD 927 天成二年 · Posthumously enfeoffed · Mode named-source-report Source Work Ouyang's History 歐陽史Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 135
- Brought to western capitalCaptiveDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 109
- EnteredAD 925 丙辰 · SurrenderedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 154
- HeldRuler of fallen stateDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 217
- ReleasedFormer regime captiveDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 7
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- GrantedReleaseDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 7
- ordered executed and clan exterminated 誅蜀主王衍，仍夷其族Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 160
- execution of Song Guangsi, Jing Runcheng, Li Zhou'e, and Ouyang Huang 斬宋光嗣景潤澄李周輅歐陽晃AD 925 十一月二十一日 · OrderedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 115
- SufferedExtermination of clan · At Qin river region 秦川Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 215
- Claimed to have reigned as king only thirty daysDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 117
- succeeded as a youthAD 918 幼年襲位Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 61, passage 73
- AD 918 衍襲偽位，改元乾德Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 88
Places and affiliations
- AD 925 唐同光三年Polity Former Shu 前蜀 · Relation RuledDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 97-98, 113
- Former Shu 蜀Relation Ruled
- Polity Former Shu 前蜀 · Relation Ruled
- Polity Former Shu 蜀 · Relation Ruled
- Polity Former Shu · Relation Associated withDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 37, passage 61
- Polity Shu 蜀 · Relation Ruled
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- AD 925 其月二十七日At Chengdu 成都 · Relation Surrendered atDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 127
- AD 925 十一月At western residence 西宅 · Relation Relocated toDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passages 132, 146
- AD 925 秋九月At Mount Qingcheng 青城山 · Relation VisitedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 90
- AD 925 秋九月At Shangqing Palace 上清宮 · Relation Stayed atDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 90
- At Lizhou 利州 · Relation Stationed armyDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 108
- At western capital 西京 · Relation Brought toDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 109
Learning and skills
- AD 925 秋九月Belief Daoist pageantry 道服 · Relation Patron ofDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 91
Works and attributed material
- Submitted surrender noteLetter · AuthorDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 193
- AD 925 乙酉年十一月Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 116-126
- AD 925 十一月二十一日Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 115
- AD 925 壬子Memorial · AuthorDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 151
- AD 925 己酉Written submission · AuthorDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 142
Events and relationships
- Xiankang 鹹康AD 924 六年十二月，改明年為鹹康 · Political · Actor · Adopted era nameDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 89
- Qiande 乾德AD 918 改元乾德 · Political · Actor · Adopted era nameDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 88
- Begged to surrenderDiplomatic · Surrendering rulerDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 51, passage 60
- Buried with the rites due a feudal lordAD 927 天成二年 · Funerary · Deceased · Mode named-source-report Source Work Ouyang's History 歐陽史Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 135
- Came out to surrenderAD 925 丙辰 · Military · Surrendering rulerDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 154
- Clan exterminatedAD 925 to AD 926 王衍之遭季世 · Legal · Victim · At Qin river region 秦川Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 215
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- Defeated and fledMilitary · Ruler · At Lizhou 利州Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 51, passages 51-52
- Dissolute feastingAD 925 秋九月 · Personal · Host · At Pleasing-the-Spirit Pavilion 怡神亭Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 92
- Entrusted military and civil affairs to othersAdministrative · RulerDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 99
- Excursion and banquetDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 90-91
- Fled to Chengdu cut Jibo fordMilitary · Fleeing ruler · At Chengdu 成都Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 110
- Fled toFlight · Fugitive · At Chengdu 成都Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 191
- Formal surrender at Ascension BridgeRitual · Surrendering ruler · At Chengdu 成都Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 195
- HeldMilitary · Defender · At Lizhou 利州Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 191
- Lost at SanquanDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 191
- Moved household to western residenceAD 925 十一月 · Political · SubjectDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passages 132, 146
- Moved with mother and wife to western palacePolitical · Relocated person · At western palace 西宮 · Mode named-source-report Source Work Nine States Institutes · Wang Zongbi Biography 九國誌·王宗弼傳Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 150
- Performed the bound and jade surrender rite at Shengxian BridgeAD 925 其月二十七日 · Ritual · Surrendering ruler · At Ascension Bridge north of Chengdu 成都北升仙橋 · With Jiji (繼岌)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 127-129
- Planned visit to QinzhouTravel · Ruler · At Qinzhou 秦州Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 108
- Received edictDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 137
- Refused Song Chengbao's pre emptive war planDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 108, 112
- Requested surrenderAD 925 同光三年十月己酉 · Diplomatic · Surrendering rulerDated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 193
- Sent 30000 to SanquanMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 109
- Sent oxen and wine to request surrenderDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passages 132, 140
- Sent surrender memorialAD 925 壬子 · Diplomatic · Surrendering rulerDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 151
- Sent written submission of allegianceDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 142
- Submitted a surrender memorialDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 116, 126
- Surrendered ChengduAD 925 是歲 · Military · RulerDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 57, passage 138
- SurrenderedAD 925 同光三年十一月 · Military · Surrendered rulerDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passages 166, 219
- SurrenderedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 26, passage 130
- Was urged to visit Qinzhou and was delighted by Chengxiu's planDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 61, passages 79, 83-84
- Went to capitalTravel · SubjectDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 38, passage 121
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment called an entering-grass person · Mode speech Speaker Cunxu (帝)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 31
- Assessment dull and childish · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 99
- Assessment foolish boy who left military power to favorites and pursued extravagance · Assessor Person Id Li Yan (李嚴) · Mode quotation Speaker Li Yan (李嚴)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 104-106
- Assessment His government was largely perverse and erratic. · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 61, passage 73
- Assessment indulged in dissolute feasting with sycophants and women · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 92
- Assessment later killing of Yan is killing a man who had surrendered · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 219
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- Assessment meeting a degenerate age, clan exterminated; unfortunate among fallen-state rulers · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 215, 217
- AD 925 其月二十七日Item coffin 櫬 · Relation Borne in surrenderDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 127-128
- AD 925 其月二十七日Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passages 127-128
- Item Pleasing-the-Spirit Pavilion 怡神亭 · Relation BuiltDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 136, passage 92
Source notes
- Historicity historical
References in the histories
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