Cuyan

Cuyan (Manchu: ᠴᡠᠶᠠᠨ, Möllendorff: 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.

Cuyan
Died	?
Names Aisin-Gioro Cuyan (愛新覺羅·褚宴)
House	Aisin-Gioro
Father	Mengtemu

Cuyan
Chinese	褚宴
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chǔyàn

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