Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Later Qin General

Yin Ya 尹雅

Attested AD 405 - AD 417

Passages: 6
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Yin Ya was a Later Qin General.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 417 劉裕伐後秦、潼關蒲阪之役
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 119, passage 191
AD 405 to AD 407 慕容超在位、義熙三年追尊以前（長安質母議和前後）
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 128, passage 119
AD 417 王師漸逼
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 119, passage 161

Key source chapters

Book of Jin, Chapter 119 Volume 119 Records 19: Yao Hong 5 passages
Book of Jin, Chapter 128 Volume 128 Records 28: Murong Chao 1 passage

Career and standing

Hongnong Grand Administrator 弘農太守
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Jin 119, passages 161, 171
General Who Calms the North 甯朔
Held
Directly stated · Book of Jin 119, passage 161
Gentleman Attendant at the Yellow Gate 黃門侍郎
Held
Directly stated · Book of Jin 128, passage 119
Noted
AD 417 劉裕伐後秦、潼關蒲阪之役 · Former rebel
Directly stated · Book of Jin 119, passage 192

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Qin 後秦 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Jin 119, passages 120, 191
Polity Qin 秦 · Relation Subject of · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Yin Ya (尹雅)
Directly stated · Book of Jin 119, passage 194
At Tong Pass 潼關 · Relation Fled to
Directly stated · Book of Jin 119, passage 171
At Tong Pass 潼關 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Book of Jin 119, passage 161

Works and attributed material

AD 417 劉裕伐後秦、潼關蒲阪之役
Speech · Speaker · With Liu Yu (劉裕) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Jin 119, passages 193-194
Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Jin 128, passages 119-121

Events and relationships

Killed guards and fled
Military · Escapee · At Tong Pass 潼關
Directly stated · Book of Jin 119, passage 171
Spared
AD 417 劉裕伐後秦、潼關蒲阪之役 · Legal · Captive · With Liu Yu (劉裕)
Directly stated · Book of Jin 119, passage 195
Taunted Yan with Yin to Zhou music omen
Diplomatic · Courtier
Directly stated · Book of Jin 128, passages 119-121

References in the histories

Book of Jin, Chapter 119Volume 119 Records 19: Yao Hong · 5 passages

姚贊聞恢漸逼，留甯朔尹雅為弘農太守，守潼關，率諸軍還長安。 Yao Zan rushed back from Tong Pass, leaving Yin Ya to hold the river.

毛德祖攻弘農太守尹雅于蠡城，眾潰，德祖使騎追獲之，既而殺晉守者奔固潼關。 Mao Dezu attacked Hongnong Grand Administrator Yin Ya at Li city; the host broke and Dezu's cavalry seized him; afterward Yin Ya killed the Jin guards and fled to hold Tong Pass.

姚鸞遣將尹雅與道濟司馬徐琰于潼關南，為琰所獲，送之劉裕。 Yin Ya was captured by Xu Yan and sent to Liu Yu.

裕以雅前叛，欲殺之。 Liu Yu meant to execute Yin Ya for past treason.

雅曰：「前活本在望外，今死寧不甘心。 Yin Ya said: "You spared me once; now I will not beg like a coward.

Book of Jin, Chapter 128Volume 128 Records 28: Murong Chao · 1 passage

酒酣，樂作，興黃門侍郎尹雅謂華曰：「昔殷之將亡，樂師歸周； When the wine was deep and music began, Xing’s gentleman attendant at the yellow gate Yin Ya said to Hua: “Anciently when Yin was about to perish, the music masters went to Zhou;