Five Dynasties · Official

Wang Yan 王延

Attested AD 933 - AD 933

Passages: 2
Chapters: 2
Histories: 2

Overview

Wang Yan was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 933 長興四年十二月丁巳
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 45, passage 16
AD 933 丁巳
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 7, passage 124

Key source chapters

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 45 Volume 45 Book of Later Tang 21: Emperor Min Annals 1 1 passage
New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 7 Volume 7 Later Tang Annals 4: Deposed Emperors 1 passage

Career and standing

administrative officer of the imperial tomb 山陵判官
AD 933 長興四年十二月丁巳 · Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 45, passage 16
Secretariat drafter 中書舍人
AD 933 長興四年十二月丁巳 · Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 45, passage 16

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Tang 後唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 45, passage 16

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 45Volume 45 Book of Later Tang 21: Emperor Min Annals 1 · 1 passage

丁巳，以左僕射、平章事馮道為山陵使，戶部尚書韓彥惲為副，中書舍人王延為判官，禮部尚書王權為禮儀使，兵部尚書李鈴為鹵簿使，御史中丞龍敏為儀仗使，右僕射、權知河南府盧質為橋道頓遞使。 On dingsi Feng Dao, Left Vice Director and Grand Counsellor, was made imperial tomb commissioner, with Han Yanyun, Minister of Revenue, as deputy. Wang Yan, Secretariat drafter, was made administrative officer; Wang Quan, Minister of Rites, rites commissioner; Li Ling, Minister of War, guard-of-honor commissioner; Long Min, Vice Censor-in-Chief, ceremony commissioner; and Lu Zhi, Right Vice Director and acting mayor of Henan, bridge-route relay commissioner.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 7Volume 7 Later Tang Annals 4: Deposed Emperors · 1 passage

丁巳，馮道為大行皇帝山陵使，戶部尚書韓彥惲為副，中書舍人王延為判官，禮部尚書王權為禮儀使，兵部尚書李鏻為鹵簿使，御史中丞龍敏為儀仗使，左僕射權判河南府盧質為橋道頓遞使。 On dingsi, Feng Dao was appointed commissioner for the late emperor’s mausoleum, with Minister of Revenue Han Yanyun as deputy. Wang Yan served as administrative judge, Wang Quan oversaw the rites, Li Lin the procession, Long Min the honor guard, and Lu Zhi the bridges, roads, lodging, and relays.