Northern Yan

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燕 Northern Yan (北燕) ← 407–436 →   → Capital Longcheng Government Monarchy Tian Wang  - 407-409 Gao Yun  - 409-430 Feng Ba  - 430-436 Feng Hong History  - Established 15 September 407[1][2]  - Feng Ba's claiming of the throne 6 November 409[3][4]  - Disestablished 4 June 436[5][6]  - Feng Hong's death 438

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The Northern Yan (simplified Chinese: 北燕; traditional Chinese: 北燕; pinyin: Bĕiyàn; 407 or 409-436) was a state of Han Chinese during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms in China.

All rulers of the Northern Yan declared themselves "emperors".

[edit] Rulers of the Northern Yan

Temple names	Posthumous names	Family names and given name	Durations of reigns	Era names and their according durations
Chinese convention: use family name and given name
Unknown	Huiyi (惠懿 Huìyì)	慕容云 Mùróng Yún1 or 高云 Gāo Yún1	407-409	Zhengshi (正始 Zhèngshǐ) 407-409
Taizu (太祖 Taìzǔ)	Wencheng (文成 Wénchéng)	馮跋 Féng Bá	409-430	Taiping (太平 Taìpíng) 409-430
Did not exist	Zhaocheng (昭成 Zhāochéng)	馮弘 Féng Hóng	430-436	Daxing (大興 Dàxīng) 431-436
1 The family name of Gao Yun was changed to Murong when he was adopted by the Murong. If Gao Yun was counted as a ruler of the Later Yan, the Northern Yan would begin in 409. It started in 407 otherwise.

[edit] See also

• Xianbei
• List of past Chinese ethnic groups
• Wu Hu

[edit] Notes and references

1. ^ http://www.sinica.edu.tw/ftms-bin/kiwi1/luso.sh?lstype=2&dyna=%AAF%AE%CA&king=%A6w%AB%D2&reign=%B8q%BA%B3&yy=3&ycanzi=&mm=7&dd=&dcanzi=%A4A%A4%A1
2. ^ Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 114.
3. ^ http://www.sinica.edu.tw/ftms-bin/kiwi1/luso.sh?lstype=2&dyna=%AAF%AE%CA&king=%A6w%AB%D2&reign=%B8q%BA%B3&yy=5&ycanzi=&mm=10&dd=&dcanzi=%A5%B3%A8%B0
4. ^ Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 115.
5. ^ http://www.sinica.edu.tw/ftms-bin/kiwi1/luso.sh?lstype=2&dyna=%ABe%A7%BA&king=%A4%E5%AB%D2&reign=%A4%B8%B9%C5&yy=13&ycanzi=&mm=5&dd=&dcanzi=%A4A%A5f
6. ^ Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 123.