Yao Silian
Chinese politician and historian (564–637) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yao Silian (姚思廉; 564[1] - 637[2]), courtesy name Jianzhi (簡之),[3] 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.