Northern Yan
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| This article is part of the Sixteen Kingdoms series. | |
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| 16 Kingdoms | |
| Cheng Han | |
| Han Zhao | |
| Later Zhao | |
| Former Liang | |
| Later Liang | |
| Western Liang | |
| Northern Liang | |
| Southern Liang | |
| Former Qin | |
| Later Qin | |
| Western Qin | |
| Former Yan | |
| Later Yan | |
| Northern Yan | |
| Southern Yan | |
| Xia | |
| Not included in 16 Kingdoms | |
| Wei | |
| Shu | |
| Western Yan | |
| Duan | |
| Yuwen | |
| Chouchi | |
| Dingling |
The Northern Yan (Simplified Chinese character: 北燕, Traditional Chinese character: 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".
Rulers of the Northern Yan
| Temple names | Posthumous names | Family names and given name | Durations of reigns | Era names and their according durations | |
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| Chinese convention: use family name and given name | |||||
| Unknown | Huimin (惠愍 Huìmìn) | 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. | |||||