Yan Shigu (Chinese: 顏師古; Wade–Giles: Yen Shih-ku) (581–645), formal name Yan Zhou (顏籀), but went by the courtesy name of Shigu, was a famous Chinese historian, linguist, politician, and writer of the Tang dynasty.
YanShigu (Chinese: 顏師古; Wade–Giles: Yen Shih-ku) (581–645), formal name Yan Zhou (顏籀), but went by the courtesy name of Shigu, was a famous Chinese historian...
simplified Chinese: 祁连; pinyin: Qílián), which, according to Tang commentator YanShigu, is the Xiongnu word for "sky" or "heaven". Sima Qian, in the Records...
Zuo Qiuming's Commentary on Spring and Autumn Annals (左傳), explained by YanShigu (顏師古, 581–645). Sima Qian's discussion on "Annals of Xia" in Records of...
records as either: A son of Qin Er Shi's elder brother (who, according to YanShigu's commentaries, was Fusu); 二世三年，赵高杀二世后，立二世之兄子公子婴为秦王。 In the third year...
had ancestries from the "western barbarians" (西夷). 7th-century scholar YanShigu made these remarks about the Wusuns, one group included to the "western...
[still] without spouse." A later 7th century commentary to the Hanshu by YanShigu says: Among the barbarians (戎; Róng) in the Western Regions, the look...
is said to be a Xiongnu word meaning "sky" (Chinese: 天) according to YanShigu, a Tang dynasty commentator on the Hanshu. Sanping Chen (1998) suggested...
the official Twenty-Four Histories of imperial China. It was written by YanShigu, Kong Yingda, and Zhangsun Wuji, with Wei Zheng as the lead author. In...
his ancestors was Yan Zhitui, a scholar-official during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. His great-great-grandfather YanShigu was a famous linguist...
volumes of "Han Shu Jue Yi", which was quoted by YanShigu in his "Han Shu Zhu". The common people sang Yan Youqin's touching deeds in the form of poems,...
dynasty YanShigu (顏師古) (581–645), formal name Yan Zhou (顏籀), was a famous Chinese historian, linguist, politician, and writer of the Tang dynasty Yan Zhenqing...
prince of the Tang dynasty Soga no Emishi, statesman of Japan (b. 587) YanShigu, Chinese author of the Tang dynasty (b. 581) Muir 1898, p. 166, Chapter XXII...
script, it was authored by Yan Yuansun (顏元孫), a descendant of the famous scholar YanShigu. It is roughly based on YanShigu's work Ziyang (字樣 "Character...
customs officers. Sun Simiao, Chinese medicine doctor (approximate date) YanShigu, Chinese author of the Tang dynasty (d. 645) Feng Xiaolian, concubine...
for his personal advisors Pei Ji, Xiao Yu, Chen Shuda, Feng Lun, and YanShigu to come. Consort Zhang learned of Li Shimin's accusations and informed...
of these 'wine boats' was also preserved by Huang Gun's contemporary YanShigu (581–645). Modular system of architecture, eight standard grades: Although...
Twelve Provinces... YanShigu of the Tang dynasty wrote this annotation in volume 85 of the Book of Han: The Twelve Provinces were Ji, Yan, Yu, Qing, Xu, Jing...
Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica (53). p. 268 Hanshu, commentated by YanShigu, vol. 70 text: "師古曰：「胡廣云康居北可一千里有國名奄蔡，一名闔蘇。然則闔蘇即奄蔡也。」" Yu, Taishan (July...
5 zhang [11.5 meters] high and had feet 6 chi [1.38 meters] long." — YanShigu (581–645 AD), quoting the Sanfu huangtu 三輔黃圖 (“Yellow Plans of the Metropolitan...
rulers because of his Sogdian (huren 胡人) physiognomy." The Tang historian YanShigu described the Hu people of his day as "blue-eyed and red bearded" descendants...
Yamatai and was ruled by the legendary Queen Himiko. The comments of both YanShigu (581–645) and Su Lin are included in the Palace Edition. The Hanshu Buzhu...
Qian does not explain what the name means, but the later commentator YanShigu provides three possible explanations. The first is that the name refers...
Century". T'oung Pao. Second Series. 34 (5): 401–403. JSTOR 4527170. YanShigu (581–645) mentioned the Yellow River in his annotation "東至堂陽入黃河" in his...
explanations written by famous authors in later dynasties. The Tang scholar YanShigu wrote a (620) commentary, and the Song scholar Wang Yinglin 王應麟 wrote...
310–238 BC) Yan Ge (born 1984) Geling Yan (born 1958) Yan Huiqing (1877–1950) Yan Lianke (born 1958) YanShigu (581–645) Yan Zhenqing (709–785) Yan Zhitui...
However, several officials are recorded as holding different opinions: YanShigu proposed settlement north of the Yellow River, remaining in tribes, as...
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