Yan Song

Yan Song
41st and 43rd Senior Grand Secretary
In office
1544–1545
MonarchJiajing Emperor
Preceded byZhai Luan
Succeeded byXia Yan
In office
1548–1562
MonarchJiajing Emperor
Preceded byXia Yan
Succeeded byXu Jie
Minister of Rites
In office
1536–1543
MonarchJiajing Emperor
Preceded byXia Yan
Succeeded byZhang Bi
Personal details
Born(1480-03-03)March 3, 1480
Fenyi County, Jiangxi
DiedMay 29, 1567(1567-05-29) (aged 87)
Fenyi County, Jiangxi
RelationsYan 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.