Overview
Yan An was an official and Writer.
PeriodQin and Han
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
- BC 128 to BC 127 今欲招南夷Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 112, passages 189, 202, 204
- BC 134 to BC 100 以故丞相史上書Strongly inferred · Book of Han 75, passage 3
- BC 128 元朔元年與主父偃、徐樂俱上書Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 74, passages 1, 4, 280-281, 283
- BC 124 to BC 121 公孫弘為丞相時Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 76, passages 226, 229-230
- BC 134 to BC 100 後以安為騎馬令Strongly inferred · Book of Han 75, passage 51
- BC 128 to BC 127 於是上乃拜主父偃、徐樂、嚴安為郎中Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 112, passage 204
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- BC 134 是時Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 112, passages 134, 165
- BC 134 to BC 127 漢武帝時Strongly inferred · Book of Han 75, passage 303
- BC 134 to BC 122 漢武時主父偃、徐樂、嚴安所上書Dated from the passage context · History of Song 256, passage 85
Key source chapters
- Book of Han, Chapter 74 Volume 64a: Yan, Zhu, Wuqiu, Zhufu, Xu, Yan, Zhong, Wang, and Jia 1 4 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 75 Volume 64b: Yan, Zhu, Wuqiu, Zhufu, Xu, Yan, Zhong, Wang, and Jia 2 4 passages
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 112 Biographies of the Marquis of Pingjin and Zhufu 3 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 76 Volume 65: Dongfang Shuo 1 passage
- History of Song, Chapter 256 Volume 256 Biographies 15: Zhao Pudi and Younger Brother: Anyi 1 passage
Career and standing
- former clerk of the chancellor 故丞相史Directly stated · Book of Han 75, passage 3
- Gentleman of the Palace 郎中AppointedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 112, passage 204
- Master of the Imperial Horse 騎馬令AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Han 75, passage 51
- clerk of the chancellor 丞相史HeldDirectly stated · Book of Han 75, passage 3
- gentleman-of-the-household 郎中Directly stated · Book of Han 74, passage 283
Places and affiliations
- Polity Han 漢 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Han 75, passage 303; Records of the Grand Historian 112, passages 202, 204
- Polity Han 漢 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 112, passage 134; History of Song 256, passage 85
- Polity Western Han 西漢 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Han 75, passages 2-3, 51
- At Linzi 臨菑Directly stated · Book of Han 75, passage 2
- At Qi 齊Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 112, passage 134
- At Linzi 臨菑 · Relation Native ofDirectly stated · Book of Han 75, passage 2
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- At Qi 齊 · Relation Native ofDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 112, passage 134
Works and attributed material
- memorials to Emperor Wu of Han 所上書BC 134 to BC 122 漢武時主父偃、徐樂、嚴安所上書 · Relation AuthorDated from the passage context · History of Song 256, passage 85
- Memorial · Author · Addressed to the Emperor (天子)Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 112, passages 172-202, 204
- Memorial · Author · With Bixia (陛下)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 112, passages 165-171
- Memorial · Author · With Emperor Wu (漢武帝)Directly stated · Book of Han 75, passages 3-50
Events and relationships
- Presented memorialPolitical · AuthorDirectly stated · Book of Han 75, passage 3
- Received in audienceDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 112, passages 202-204
- Submitted a memorial on the affairs of the dayPolitical · AuthorDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 112, passages 134, 165
- Relation Cited · Person Zou Yan (鄒衍)Directly stated · Book of Han 75, passage 4
- Relation Memorialist to · Person Bixia (陛下)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 112, passages 134, 165
- Relation Official under · Person Emperor Wu (漢武帝)Strongly inferred · Book of Han 75, passages 3, 51
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment arguments trenchant, lucid, and morally plain; words recorded at length · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Han 75, passage 303
Source notes
- Historicity historical
- Value historicalDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 112, passage 134
References in the histories
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