Dou Yan

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1. 948 史館修撰 乾祐
2. 948 朝散大夫 乾祐
3. 951 主客員外郎 廣順
4. 951 知制誥 廣順
5. 954 上柱國 顯德
6. 954 中大夫 顯德
7. 954 中書舍人 顯德
8. 954 判院事 顯德
9. 954 太中大夫 顯德
10. 954 集賢殿學士 顯德
11. 957 集賢學士判院事 顯德
12. 958 判太常寺 顯德
13. 958 知貢舉 顯德
14. 958 翰林學士 顯德
15. 959 通議大夫 顯德
16. 959 開國男 顯德
17. 960 正議大夫 建隆
18. 960 禮部侍郎 建隆

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1. [1] Name and dates Dou Yan was an official and man of letters of the Five Dynasties and early Song period, born in 919 and dying in 960.
   • CBDBDou Yan (21630)CBDB gives his name as Dou Yan, his birth year as 919 and his death year as 960, and describes him as a literary official.
   • Souyun竇儼 (30807)The biographical dictionaries give his name as Dou Yan, his dates as 919 and 960, and his period as the Five Dynasties and early Song.
   • WikidataDou Yan (Q15901707)Wikidata records his name as Dou Yan and his year of birth as 919.
2. [2] Courtesy name and origins Dou Yan's courtesy name was Wangzhi; his family's ancestral home was Yuyang, his registered native place Luoyang and his birthplace Linyi.
   • CBDBDou Yan (21630)CBDB records his courtesy name as Wangzhi, an ancestral home at Yuyang, a registered address at Luoyang, and a birthplace at Linyi.
   • Souyun竇儼 (30807)The biographical dictionaries give his courtesy name as Wangzhi and describe him as a man of Yuyang in Ji Prefecture (present-day Ji County, Tianjin).
   • WikidataDou Yan (Q15901707)Wikidata lists Wangzhi among his aliases.
3. [3] Parents and brothers He was the second son of Dou Yujun, holder of the office of right remonstrance grand master, and a younger brother of Dou Yi, with younger brothers Dou Cheng, Dou Kan and Dou Xi.
   • CBDBDou Yan (21630)CBDB records his father as Dou Yujun, his elder brother as Dou Yi, and his younger brothers as Dou Cheng, Dou Kan and Dou Xi.
   • Souyun竇儼 (30807)One biographical dictionary records that he was a younger brother of Dou Yi, another that he was the second son of the right remonstrance grand master Dou Yujun.
4. [4] Examination He came of age and passed the jinshi examination in 941, the sixth year of the Tianfu era of the Later Jin.
   • Souyun竇儼 (30807)The biographical dictionaries record that he passed the jinshi examination in the sixth year of Tianfu (941) of the Later Jin, after coming of age.
   • CBDBDou Yan (21630)CBDB records his examination as the jinshi degree.
5. [5] Early offices He served in provincial offices and then in the central administration as assistant editorial director, collator of the Jixian Academy and left remonstrator.
   • CBDBDou Yan (21630)CBDB lists his successive posts as prefectural aide (州從事) at Hua Prefecture, assistant judge under the Yicheng Army commandery, army secretary under the Tianping Army, assistant editorial director, collator of the Jixian Academy and left remonstrator.
   • Souyun竇儼 (30807)One dictionary records his appointments as assistant editorial director, collator of the Jixian Academy and left remonstrator; another that he served in provincial offices.
6. [6] Scholarship and superiors His scholarship was praised by Zhang Yun, and Shi Kuanghan was his superior.
   • CBDBDou Yan (21630)CBDB records that his learning won the praise of Zhang Yun and that Shi Kuanghan was his superior.
7. [7] Later Han career Under the Later Han he was a compiler of the History Office and rose to director of the Jinbu and Shanbu bureaux.
   • CBDBDou Yan (21630)CBDB records that he served as compiler of the History Office in the first year of Qianyou (948) and lists the post of director of the Shanbu bureau.
   • Souyun竇儼 (30807)One source records that he was a compiler of the History Office under the Later Han and rose to director of the Jinbu bureau.
8. [8] Later Zhou career Early in the Guangshun era he was promoted to buque, in some accounts of the right, and took part in compiling the veritable records of the Later Jin and Later Han rulers, before serving as gentleman of the Host-Guest Bureau, drafter of edicts and Secretariat Drafter.
   • CBDBDou Yan (21630)CBDB records him as left buque and dates his posts as drafter of edicts and gentleman of the Host-Guest Bureau to the first year of Guangshun (951) and his Secretariat Draftership to the first year of Xiande (954).
   • Souyun竇儼 (30807)One dictionary records that early in the Guangshun era he was promoted to right buque and, with Jia Wei and Wang Shen, compiled the veritable records of the Later Jin emperors Gaozu and Shaodi and of the Later Han founder, and was then made gentleman of the Host-Guest Bureau, drafter of edicts and Secretariat Drafter.
9. [9] Jixian Hall post Early in the Xiande era he became an academician of the Jixian Hall and administrator of its affairs.
   • CBDBDou Yan (21630)CBDB records that he was academician of the Jixian Hall and administrator of its affairs in 954, and that he again held that academy post in 957.
10. [10] Mission to Jingnan Under Emperor Shizong he was once sent as envoy to Jingnan.
    • Souyun竇儼 (30807)One dictionary records that under Emperor Shizong he was once sent as envoy to Jingnan.
11. [11] Xiande appointments In the Xiande years he was appointed Hanlin Academician, put in charge of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices and given charge of the examinations, with slight differences in dating between accounts.
    • CBDBDou Yan (21630)CBDB dates his posts as Hanlin Academician, examiner, and administrator of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices to the fifth year of Xiande (958).
    • Souyun竇儼 (30807)One dictionary records that in the sixth year of Xiande (959) he took charge of the Ministry of Rites examinations and was soon made Hanlin Academician; others record his appointment as Hanlin Academician and his charge of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices.
12. [12] Prestige titles and fief He accumulated prestige titles up to Zhengyi dafu, rose from Pillar of State to Supreme Pillar of State, and was enfeoffed as a founding baron.
    • CBDBDou Yan (21630)CBDB records his prestige titles as, successively, Chaosan dafu, Zhong dafu, Tai zhong dafu, Tongyi dafu and Zhengyi dafu, his rise from Pillar of State to Supreme Pillar of State, and his enfeoffment as founding baron.
13. [13] Early Song and death At the beginning of the Song he was transferred to vice minister of rites, drafted sacrificial hymns and temple posthumous names, and died after not accompanying Emperor Taizu's campaign against Ze and Lu on account of illness.
    • Souyun竇儼 (30807)The dictionaries record his transfer to vice minister of rites at the beginning of the Song, his drafting of sacrificial hymns and temple posthumous names, and that he did not accompany Emperor Taizu's campaign against Ze and Lu on account of illness and died.
    • CBDBDou Yan (21630)CBDB dates his appointment as vice minister of rites to the first year of Jianlong (960).
14. [14] Disputed death year Accounts of his death differ: the second year of Jianlong or a little later at the age of forty-two, or the second year of Kaibao at forty-two, questioned as perhaps fifty-two.
    • Souyun竇儼 (30807)One source gives his death in the second year of Jianlong (961) or a little later at the age of forty-two; another gives the second year of Kaibao (969) and questions the age of forty-two, suggesting fifty-two; a third gives 919–960.
    • CBDBDou Yan (21630)CBDB gives 960 as the year of his death; the various accounts stand side by side.
15. [15] Place of death and burial He died at Junyi and was buried in Henan.
    • CBDBDou Yan (21630)CBDB records his place of death as Junyi and his burial place as Henan.
16. [16] Character He was calm and generous, fond of good men and good deeds, and skilled in astronomical calculation.
    • Souyun竇儼 (30807)One dictionary describes him as calm and generous, fond of good men and good deeds, and skilled in astronomical calculation.
17. [17] Music reform While in charge of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices he corrected the court music, checking the numbers of instruments and distinguishing the degrees of pitch.
    • Souyun竇儼 (30807)One dictionary records his correction of the court music at the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, with attention to the numbers of bells, chime stones, pipes and flutes and to the degrees of pitch; another records that he was ordered to undertake it.
18. [18] Writings He wrote the Yixun in ten juan and the Zhou zhengyue in one hundred and twenty juan, as well as a collected works in seventy juan that is no longer extant.
    • Souyun竇儼 (30807)One source records his writings, the Yixun in ten juan, the Zhou zhengyue in one hundred and twenty juan and a collected works in seventy juan; another that the collected works is lost and that a poem written before he entered Song service survives through the Yudi jisheng and was included in the Quan Tang shi xushi; a third records his Zhou zhengyue.
    • CBDBDou Yan (21630)CBDB records that he wrote a collected works in seventy juan and was a compiler of the Zhou zhengyue.
19. [19] Veritable records He also took part in compiling the Veritable Records of the Three Courts of the Later Jin.
    • CBDBDou Yan (21630)CBDB records that he was a compiler of the Veritable Records of the Three Courts of the Later Jin.
    • Souyun竇儼 (30807)One source records that he took part in compiling the veritable records of the Later Jin.
20. [20] Ancestors and mother His great-grandmother was of the Ping family, his grandmother of the Zong family, and his mother of the Cui family.
    • CBDBDou Yan (21630)CBDB records his great-grandmother as née Ping, his grandmother as née Zong, and his mother as née Cui.
21. [21] Wives He married successively daughters of Zhang Xu, Zhang Chusu and Bian Guizhang; the first two, both surnamed Zhang, died in 947 and 959.
    • CBDBDou Yan (21630)CBDB records that he married successively daughters of Zhang Xu, Zhang Chusu and Bian Guizhang, and that the first two wives, both surnamed Zhang, died in 947 and 959.
22. [22] Children He had a son, Dou Xin, and a daughter who married He Xian, and adopted his nephew Dou Yue as his heir.
    • CBDBDou Yan (21630)CBDB records his son Dou Xin, his daughter's marriage to He Xian, and his adoption of his nephew Dou Yue as heir.
23. [23] Epitaph His epitaph was composed by his younger brother Dou Xi and written out in calligraphy by his disciple Zhao Fu.
    • CBDBDou Yan (21630)CBDB records that his epitaph was composed by his younger brother Dou Xi and written out by his disciple Zhao Fu, the latter dated to the first year of Jianlong.