Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Royal Family Member and Official

Xiao Yan 蕭巖

Attested AD 587

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Xiao Yan was a Royal Family Member and Official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 587 禎明元年
Directly stated · Book of Chen 15, passage 61

Career and standing

Left Vice Director of the Masters of Writing 尚書左僕射
Held
Directly stated · Book of Chen 15, passage 61

Events and relationships

Surrendered
Diplomatic · Surrendering leader · With Chen Huiji (陳慧紀)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 15, passage 61
Relation Official under · Person Xiao Cong (蕭琮)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 15, passage 61

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Chen 15, passage 12

References in the histories

Book of Chen, Chapter 15Volume 15: Imperial Family · 1 passage

禎明元年，蕭琮尚書左僕射安平王蕭巖、晉熙王蕭瓛等，[3]率其部眾男女二萬餘口，詣慧紀請降，慧紀以兵迎之。 In the first year of Zhenming, Xiao Yan, prince of Anping and left vice director of the masters of writing under Xiao Cong, Xiao Huan, prince of Jinxi, and others[3] led more than twenty thousand followers, men and women together, to offer surrender to Huiji, who marched out with troops to receive them.