Qin and Han · Official and Envoy

Yao Yin 姚尹

Died BC 32

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Yao Yin was an official and Envoy.

Life and dates

Death

BC 32 建始元年二月
Burned · Cause Violent wind and fire · At more than a hundred li from the border fortress 去塞百餘里
Directly stated · Book of Han 11, passage 8

Attested activity

BC 32 建始元年二月…姚尹等使匈奴還
Directly stated · Book of Han 11, passage 8

Career and standing

Right General's chief clerk 右將軍長史
Held
Directly stated · Book of Han 11, passage 8

Places and affiliations

Polity Western Han 西漢 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Han 11, passage 8

Events and relationships

Returned from xiongnu
BC 32 建始元年二月 · Diplomatic · Envoy
Directly stated · Book of Han 11, passage 8

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Han 11, passage 8

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 11Volume 10: Annals of Emperor Cheng · 1 passage

二月，右將軍長史姚尹等使匈奴還，去塞百餘里，暴風火發，燒殺尹等七人。 In the second month, Right General's chief clerk Yao Yin and others, envoys to the Xiongnu returning, were more than a hundred li from the border fortress when a violent wind and fire arose, burning and killing Yin and six others.