Wei Yan, courtesy name Wenchang, was a Chinese military general and politician of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of China. Originally a subordinate of the warlord Liu Bei during
A Qing dynasty illustration of Wei Yan
A monument in Hutouqiao, Hanzhong, Shanxi, believed to be site where Wei Yan was executed
Statue of Wei Yan in the Zhuge Liang Memorial Temple in the Wuzhang Plains, Shaanxi
Wei Yan (far left) and Han Xuan (sitting) in Chinese theater
The Conquest of Shu by Wei was a military campaign launched by the dynastic state of Cao Wei against its rival Shu Han in late 263 during the Three Kingdoms period of China. The campaign culminated in
The Three Kingdoms in 262, on the eve of the conquest of Shu by Wei.
A reconstruction of Jiange (Jianmen Pass) in present-day Jiange County, Sichuan