# Xia Yan

> Xia Yan was a Chinese scholar-official during the Ming dynasty. He held a high position in the court of the Jiajing Emperor in the mid-16th century, serving as minister of rites from 1531 to 1537 and later as grand secretary. He also intermittently served as head of the Grand Secretariat from 1538 to 1548.

*Ming dynasty person CBDB = 68194 (1482–1548)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/xia-yan

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Born:** 1482
- **Died:** 1548-10-31
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 8.6 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 5.3 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [夏言](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%8F%E8%A8%80)
- [Sia Jen](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sia_Jen)
- [Xia Yan (Ming dynasty)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xia_Yan_(Ming_dynasty))
- [夏言](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%8F%E8%A8%80)
- [夏言](https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%8F%E8%A8%80)
- [夏言](https://zh_classical.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%8F%E8%A8%80)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15902201)

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