Overview
Yao Xian was a Staff Adviser.
Life and dates
Death
- Suicide by drowning · At the river 河 · Cause Unable to endure Yu Di's crueltyDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 160, passage 19
Attested activity
- AD 798 貞元十四年Directly stated · New Book of Tang 172, passage 15
- AD 780 to AD 798 陜虢觀察使Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 160, passages 16, 19
Family
- Sibling of Younger brother of Yao Xian (姚峴之弟)younger brother 弟 · Uncertain siblings
younger brother 弟Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 160, passage 19
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- aide 掾HeldDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 160, passage 19
Places and affiliations
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 160, passages 16, 19
Events and relationships
- Boated then threw self into riverDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 160, passage 19
- Relation Subordinate of · Person Yu Di (於頔)Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 160, passage 19
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 172, passage 15
References in the histories
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