Yao Silian (姚思廉; died 637[1]), courtesy name Jianzhi (簡之),[2] formally Baron Kang of Fengcheng (豐成康男), was a Chinese historian and politician during the Sui dynasty and Tang dynasty and was the lead author of the Book of Liang and Book of Chen, the official histories of the Liang dynasty and the Chen dynasty, which his father Yao Cha (姚察), a Chen official, had begun but did not finish.
- ^ 11th year of the Zhenguan era of the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang, as recorded in Old Book of Tang, vol.73. Yao's biographies in both Books of Tang did not record his age at death, although the biographies of his grandsons Yao Shu (姚璹) and Yao Ting (姚珽) in New Book of Tang (in vol. 102) indicate that both died at the age of 74 (by East Asian reckoning).
- ^ The Old Book of Tang indicates that his courtesy name was Jianzhi, but the New Book of Tang indicates that his formal name was Jian (簡) but went by the courtesy name of Silian. Compare Old Book of Tang, vol. 73 [1] with New Book of Tang, vol. 102.[2]