| Cuyan | |||||
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| House | Aisin-Gioro | ||||
| Father | Mengtemu | ||||
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| Chinese | 褚宴 | ||||||
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Cuyan (Manchu :ᠴᡠᠶᠠᠨ, romanized: 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.
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]
Mengtemu (孟特穆)