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Yao Silian

Chinese politician and historian (564-637) · Politicians · Lived 557 to 637 · aged 80

Yao Silian, courtesy name Jianzhi (簡之),, formally the Baron of Fengcheng (豐城縣男), posthumous name Kang (康), was a Chinese historian and politician during the Sui dynasty and Tang dynasty.

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He was the lead author of the Book of Liang and Book of Chen, the official histories of the Liang dynasty and the Chen dynasty, which his father Yao Cha (姚察), a Chen official, had begun but did not finish.

Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 557 to 637 · aged 80