Southern 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 Southern Yan (Simplified Chinese character: 南燕, Traditional Chinese character: 南燕, pinyin Nányàn) (398-410) was a state of Xianbei ethnicity during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms in China.
All rulers of the Former Yan declared themselves "emperors".
Rulers of the Southern 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 | |||||
| Shizong (世祖 Shìzōng) | Xianwu (獻武 Xiànwǔ) | 慕容德 Mùróng Dé | 398-405 | Yanyuan (燕王 Yànwáng) 398-400 Jianxing (建平 Jiànpíng) 400-405 | |
| Did not exist | Houzhu (後主 Hòuzhǔ) | 慕容超 Mùróng Chāo | 405-410 | Taishang (太上 Taìshàng) 405-410 | |