Yeon Ja-yu - Last Name

Last Name

The Steles of Yeon Namsaeng and Yeon Namgeon record Yeon Ja-yu's last name as "Cheon." This has been known to be the work of Tang historians who changed the last name "Yeon" to "Cheon" because Tang Gaozu's name was Yuan, which had the same pronunciation as the last name "Yeon".

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