Cuyan Explained

Cuyan
Death Date:	?
Father:	Mengtemu
House:	Aisin-Gioro
Full Name:	Aisin-Gioro Cuyan (愛新覺羅·褚宴)

Cuyan (^[1]), also rendered as Cheuk Yan (綽顏), was a leader of the Jianzhou Jurchens during the Ming dynasty. He was born in Hetu Ala.^[2] He was Nurhaci's fifth generation grand uncle.

History

The second son of Mengtemu, Cungšan's brother.^[3] In 1433, when his father and his brother Agu were killed by Mutahu in Seven Surnames of the Savages (七姓野人), Cuyan and his brother Cungšan were attached to their uncle Fanca.^[4] In 1446, the Ming Dynasty seal Cuyan for fuqianhu of Jianzhou Left Defense (建州左衛).^[5] The birth and death is unknown, "Draft History of Qing" (清史稿) recorded in the early death.^[6]

Family

Father

Mengtemu (孟特穆)

Brother

• Agu (阿古)
• Cungšan (充善)

Nephew

• Tolo (妥羅)
• Toimo (妥義謨)
• Sibeoci Fiyanggū (錫寶齊篇古)

Bibliography

• "Draft History of Qing" (清史稿)/Volume 1
• The same book/Volume 161
• The same book/Volume 222

Notes and References

1. Manchu Veritable Records Vol.1
2. 《清史稿·卷一·本紀一·太祖本紀》：於是肇祖移居蘇克蘇滸河赫圖阿喇。有子二：長充善，次褚宴。
3. 《清史稿·卷一·本紀一·太祖本紀》：於是肇祖移居蘇克蘇滸河赫圖阿喇。有子二：長充善，次褚宴。
4. 《清史稿·卷二二二··列傳九》：而故建州左衛都督猛哥帖木兒死七姓野人之難，子阿古殉焉，諸子董山、綽顏依凡察以居。
5. 《清史稿·卷二二二·列傳九》：十一年二月，以董山弟綽顏為副千戶。
6. 《清史稿·卷一六一·表一·皇子世表一》：褚晏，肇祖第二子。早卒。