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Yan Song | |
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| 41st and 43rd Senior Grand Secretary | |
| In office 1544–1545 | |
| Monarch | Jiajing Emperor |
| Preceded by | Zhai Luan |
| Succeeded by | Xia Yan |
| In office 1548–1562 | |
| Monarch | Jiajing Emperor |
| Preceded by | Xia Yan |
| Succeeded by | Xu Jie |
| Minister of Rites | |
| In office 1536–1543 | |
| Monarch | Jiajing Emperor |
| Preceded by | Xia Yan |
| Succeeded by | Zhang Bi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 3, 1480 Fenyi County, Jiangxi |
| Died | May 29, 1567 (aged 87) Fenyi County, Jiangxi |
| Relations | Yan Shifan (son) |
Yan Song (simplified Chinese: 严嵩; traditional Chinese: 嚴嵩; pinyin: Yán Sōng; Wade–Giles: Yen Sung; 1480–1567), courtesy name Weizhong (惟中), pseudonym Jiexi (介溪), was a Chinese politician and regent of the Ming dynasty. He was notorious for being corrupt and for dominating the Ming government for two decades as Grand Secretary during the reign of the Jiajing Emperor.