Overview
Yang Zan was a prince and Official.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Hengsheng | 恆生 | Hengsheng |
| Posthumous name | Mu | 穆 | Mu |
| Nickname | Little Third | 阿三 | A San |
| Alternate name | Hui | 慧 | Hui |
Life and dates
Death
- Cause Poisoned wine · Mode hearsay · Negated falseUncertain · Book of Sui 44, passage 27
- AD 591 開皇十一年Sudden · At Chestnut Garden 栗園Directly stated · Book of Sui 44, passage 26
Age
- 42Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · Book of Sui 44, passage 26
Attested activity
- AD 564 保定四年Directly stated · Book of Sui 44, passage 5
- AD 581 受禪Directly stated · Book of Sui 44, passage 18
- AD 591 開皇十一年Directly stated · Book of Sui 44, passage 26
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Spouse of Lady Yuwen (宇文氏)consort 妃Directly stated · Book of Sui 44, passage 22
- Sibling of Yang Song (楊嵩)elder brother 兄 · Full siblingsStrongly inferred · Book of Sui 44, passage 62
- Parent of Yang Wen (楊溫)father 父Strongly inferred · Book of Sui 44, passage 54
- Parent of Yang Tan (楊坦)father 父Strongly inferred · Book of Sui 44, passage 52
- Parent of Yang Meng (楊猛)father 父Strongly inferred · Book of Sui 44, passage 53
- Parent of Yang Shen (楊詵)father 父Strongly inferred · Book of Sui 44, passage 57
- Spouse of Princess Shunyang (順陽公主)married 尚 · MarriageDirectly stated · Book of Sui 44, passage 4
- Child of Taizu (太祖)son 子Strongly inferred · Book of Sui 44, passage 4
- Parent of Yang Lun (楊綸)son 子Directly stated · Book of Sui 44, passage 28
- Parent of Yang Jing (楊靜)son 子Directly stated · Book of Sui 44, passage 61
- Sibling of Emperor Wen of Sui (隋文帝)younger brother by the same mother 母弟 · Full siblings · paternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Sui 44, passage 3
Career and standing
- Director of Discourse 納言AD 564 保定四年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 44, passage 5
- Governor of Yong Province 雍州牧AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 44, passage 19
- Grand Director of Ritual 大宗伯AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 44, passage 15
- Grand General 大將軍AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 44, passage 14
- Grand Master of the Ministry of Personnel 吏部中大夫AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 44, passage 11
- Imperial Chamberlain 禦伯中大夫HeldDirectly stated · Book of Sui 44, passage 4
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- Palace Attendant Companion 儀同GrantedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 44, passage 5
- Senior Pillar of State 上柱國GrantedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 44, passage 16
- Prince of Teng 滕王AD 581 受禪 · CreatedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 44, passage 18
- Duke of Jingling 竟陵郡公EnfeoffedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 44, passage 4
- Duke of Shao 邵國公EnfeoffedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 44, passage 16
- EnteredRemoved from officeDirectly stated · Book of Sui 44, passage 21
Places and affiliations
- Polity Northern Zhou 周 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 44, passage 4
- Polity Sui 隋 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 44, passage 18
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Addressee · Speaker Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou (周武) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Sui 44, passages 8-9
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Sui 44, passage 13
Events and relationships
- Left to hold capitalAD 576 to AD 577 平齊之役 · Military · Capital guardianDirectly stated · Book of Sui 44, passage 8
- Secretly plotted againstDirectly stated · Book of Sui 44, passage 17
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment handsome, devoted to books, generous to talent; renowned as Yang the Third · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Sui 44, passage 6
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Sui 44, passage 3
References in the histories
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