Draft Entry for a T’ang Biographical Dictionary: Yen Chen-ch’ing

T'ang Studies 10-n (1992-93) D raft E n try fo r a T ' an g B io g rap h ical D ictio n ary: Y en C h en -ch 'in g AMY McNAIR UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS 1. NAME: YEN Chen-ch'ing B J!uep GR: Yan Jenching. PY: Yan Zhenqing 2. DATES: 709-785 (or 708-784) 3. FIELD: Calligrapher, statesman, lexicographer. 4. ANCESTRAL PLACE: Lin-i County, Lang-yeh-kuo ~ mum!J~ ~ (Shantung). 5. PLACE OF BIRTH: Ch' ang-an 6. PLACE OF BURIAL: Ch'ang-an 7. OTHER NAMES: a) Original name: b) Changes in name: c) Name in Chinese: d) Tzu: Ch'ing-ch'en nf~ e) Hao: Ying-fang 1115 f) Name in Religion: g) Baby name: Hsien-men-tzu ~ r~=r h) Name as Rank in Generation: Yen Shih-san D +=. (Yen Thirteen) i) Epithets and Nicknames: P'ing-yiian 3JZ DR, Lu-kung •. ~ (Duke ofLu) j) Titles in Life: 736 Ch'ao-san-Iang (7bl) 'J}I!l:~~, Gentleman for Closing Court. 746 T' ung-chih-Iang (6b) j! 1i e~,Court Gentleman for Comprehensive Duty. 758 Tan-yang hsien k'ai-kuo-hou (3b) f}~IUrm 1iI~,Dynasty -founding Marquis of Tan-yang County. 736 Yin-ch'ing kuang-Iu ta-fu (3b) ~ -n*~*~,Grand Master of Glorious Emolument with Silver Seal and Blue Ribbon. 123 McNair: Draft Entry for a T'ang Biographical Dictionary 764 Lu-chiin k'ai-kuo-kung (2b) "!6Im~~, Dynastyfounding Duke of Lu Commandery. 764 Chin-tzu kuang-lu ta-fu (3a) :it:=*$fc*~, Grand Master of Glorious Emolument with Gold Seal and Purple Ribbon. 779 Kuang-lu ta-fu (2b)JIG ~ 7::. ~, Grand Master of Glorious Emolument. k) Posthumous titles: 785 Wen-chung:)(~, JlCultured and Loyal.lI 785 Ssu-t'u EiJ ~, Minister of Education. 1) Japanese readings: Gan Shinkyo (Yen Chen-ch'ing), Gan Rok6 (Yen Lu-kung). m) Variant Romanizations: 8. SIBLINGS: 1. Yen Ch'ueh-i lUI ~ 2. Yen Yun-nan (694-762)it. Wi 3. Yen Ch'iao-ch'ing liHW 4. Yen Chen-chang Jt ~ 5. Yen Yu-yu (d. 750) fJJ!JJ 6. Yen Chen-ching (709-785);( Ue.u 7. Yen Yiin-tsang (710-768)ft~ Yen was also particularly close to the sons of his paternal uncle Yen Yuan-sun (d. 732) ~7(jf~: 1. Yen Ch'un-ch'ing (d. 741) ~UeJI 2. Yen Kao-ch'ing (692-756)*m 3. Yen Yao-ch'ing BlUW 4. Yen Hsu-ch'ing 1lg UBI 5. Yen Mao-tseng i:f ~ 9. SPOUSES: a daughter of Secretariat Drafter Wei Ti $jf!! 10. CHILDREN: P'o (c. 748-c. 775)0 Chiin ~l Shuo~ 124 11. LINEAL ANCESTORS: Paternal Line 1. Yen Wei-chen (d. c. 711)tt. 2. Yen Chao-fu !Jg m 3. Yen Ch'in-li fbUI 4. Yen Ssu-Iu mfr· 5. Yen Chih-t'ui (531591 )2m 6. Yen Hsieh (498-539) fa 7. Yen Chien-yuan ~m 8. Yen Ping-chili ~f13Z 9. Yen T'eng-chih IIIZ 10. Yen Ching-chih ~Z 11. Yen Ch'en m 12. YenMao~ 13. Yen Han (265-357) Tang Studies 10-11 (1992-93) Maternal Line 1. Lady Yin (d. 738)m:~ A 2. Yin Chung-jung -{tp ~ 3. Yin Ling-ming ~ :g 4. Yin K'ai-li 1mf; 5. Yin Ying-t'ung ~:m 6. Yin Pu-hai ~i!t 7-Yin Kao-ming i$j B,ij 12. OTHER NOTEWORTHY ANCESTORS: Yen Shih-ku (581-645)Gffii!i, older brother of Ch'in-li. Yen Chih-i (523-591)Z., older brother of Chih-t'ui. Yen Yen-chih (384-456)~Z, grandson of Mao's brother Yueh. 13. NOTEWORTHY DESCENDANTS: 14. NOTEWORTHY FRIENDS, ASSOCIATES, AND PATRONS: Chang Chien (c. 745-c. 805) ~&M Chang Chih-ho (c. 740-c.774) 5!i~f.o Chang Hsu (658-747)~&t@. Chiao-jan (c. 724-c. 799)~ ~ Emperor Hsuan-tsung 1!* Emperor Su-tsung m* 125 McNair: Draft Entry for a Tang Biographical Dictionary Emperor Tai-tsung {"\'; * Emperor Te-tsung ~ * Ho-Ian Chin-ming •• M ~ B,ij Hsiao Ying-shih (706-758) 1If m± Hsii Hao (703-782) ~ ~ Huai-su (c. 735-c...