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generations to distinguish two residence at Chang An
distinct branches. The word on the administrative unit, now
right was carried on by the known as Ta Pu administrative
descendents in Shang Chang, Shih town, Yung Chun county.
Chieh hamlet, Szu Pin village, Te Hua
County, while the left one was 4. Yan Pei, fourth son of
bestowed to the grandsons in Tu forefather Yan Chiao Hsien,
Shan, Tung Shan hamlet, Pu Cheng styled Wen Chih, took his
village, Ching Pai administrative family and formed his
unit, nineteenth capital, Yung Chun household at Shang Ting,
County. Tung Shan hamlet, Shan
Cheng village, Ching Pai
2nd Generation (44 ) WEN Word- administrative unit,
th
line (To Indicate Order of nineteenth capital, Yung Chun
Seniority) County.
1. Yan Huan was the eldest son
of forefather Yan Chiao Hsien, 5. Yan Ya, fifth son of forefather
styled Wen Chieh. He went Yan Chiao Hsien, styled Wen
back to Hsi Ching and took Li, stayed behind to look after
charge of the Yan kingdom the ancestral house at Szu Pin
route. Later he established the village, shih Chieh
San Shih Conjugal House, administrative unit, Te Hua
which was changed to become County, Yung Chun
the Hsiang Yang prefecture. He succeded his
administrative district. It is father and continued on the
now under the jurisdiction of good work by excelling in
the Honan provincial morale and academic
government. achievement, just like his
forefather Yan Chiao Hsien.
2. Yan Jun, second son of He passed the imperial
forefather Yan Chiao Hsien, examination at the highest
styled Wen Te, settled down in level to become the holder of a
Tsui Hsi village, Nan Chien Doctorate of Philosophy, which
Chou which is now known as was a most laudable feat of
Ta Tien County under the success not to be ashamed of.
jurisdiction of Yung Chun As a result, he gained fame
prefecture. Later he moved to with the title of Min Ching,
live in Pan Shan, Hsing Keng, given only to a person who is
Kai County, where he set up well versed in the Chinese
another offshoot of the Yan classics. He was born in the
clan. 13th year reign of emperor
Tang Yuan Ho and stayed
3. Yan Han, third son of behind at Szu Pin village, Te
forefather Yan Chiao Hsien, Hua County, Yung Chun
styled Wen Ching, took up prefecture to look after the