Overview
Yan was an official and Military Officer.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 700 to AD 750 祖儼，安西副都護（陳少遊祖父；少遊至德朝已仕）Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 126, passage 79
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Ancestor of Chen Shaoyou (陳少遊)grandfather 祖 · paternal line · 2 generationsDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 126, passage 79
- Parent of Qing (慶)father 父 · paternal lineStrongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 126, passages 79-80
Career and standing
- Vice Protector-general of Anxi 安西副都護HeldDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 126, passage 79
Places and affiliations
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 126, passage 79
- At Anxi 安西 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 126, passage 79
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 126, passage 79