Liu Yan (Shu Han)
Liu Yan | |
|---|---|
| 劉琰 | |
| General of Chariots and Cavalry (車騎將軍) | |
| In office 230 – 234 | |
| Monarch | Liu Shan |
| Chancellor | Zhuge Liang |
| Minister of the Guards (衛尉) | |
| In office 223 – ? | |
| Monarch | Liu Shan |
| Chancellor | Zhuge Liang |
| Central Military Adviser (中軍師) | |
| In office 223 – ? | |
| Monarch | Liu Shan |
| Chancellor | Zhuge Liang |
| General of the Rear (後將軍) | |
| In office 223 – ? | |
| Monarch | Liu Shan |
| Chancellor | Zhuge Liang |
| Administrator of Guling (固陵太守) | |
| In office 214 – 223 | |
| Monarch | Liu Bei |
| Chancellor | Zhuge Liang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown Qufu, Shandong |
| Died | c. April 234 Chengdu, Sichuan |
| Spouse | Lady Hu |
| Occupation | General |
| Courtesy name | Weishuo (威碩) |
| Peerage | Marquis of a Chief District (都鄉侯) |
Liu Yan (died c.April 234), courtesy name Weishuo, was a long serving official in the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms of China having served under the much travelled warlord Liu Bei during the late Eastern Han dynasty. Handsome and well spoken, he achieved high rank and favour but there were questions about his abilities, with his rank more honorary than powerful in practice, and he had a drinking problem. Nearly sacked after a fall out with Wei Yan, accusations about his wife Lady Hu and the Emperor saw him executed in disgrace.