According to the annals of Liu Yilong's reign in Book of Song, Fan Ye and his accomplices were executed on the yiwei day of the 12th month of the 22nd year of the Yuanjia regnal period. This corresponds to 23 Jan 446 on the Julian calendar. Songshu 493, vol. 05, 文帝: 元嘉 22: "十二月乙未,太子詹事范曄謀反,及黨與皆伏誅。"