Yan
燕
407–436
Northern Yan in early 420s.
Northern Yan in early 420s.
CapitalLongcheng
GovernmentMonarchy
Tian Wang 
• 407–409
Murong Yun
• 409–430
Feng Ba
• 430–436
Feng Hong
History 
• Established
15 September 407[1][2] 407
• Feng Ba's claiming of the throne
6 November 409[3][4]
• Disestablished
4 June 436[5][6] 436
• Feng Hong's death
438
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
Later Yan
Northern Wei
Goguryeo
Today part ofChina

Yan, known in historiography as the Northern Yan (Chinese: 北燕; pinyin: Běi Yān; 407 or 409–436), Eastern Yan (simplified Chinese: 东燕; traditional Chinese: 東燕; pinyin: Dōng Yān) or Huanglong (simplified Chinese: 黄龙; traditional Chinese: 黃龍), was a dynastic state of China during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms. Some historians consider Gao Yun, a member of the Goguryeo royal family, to be the first Northern Yan monarch, while others consider Feng Ba of Han ethnicity to be the founder.[7]

Rulers of the Northern Yan

See also: Rulers family tree
Temple name Posthumous name Personal name Durations of reign Era name
Unknown Huiyi (惠懿) Murong Yun1
or Gao Yun1
 407–409 Zhengshi (正始) 407–409
Taizu (太祖) Wencheng (文成) Feng Ba 409–430 Taiping (太平) 409–430
– Zhaocheng (昭成) Feng Hong 430–436 Daxing (大興) 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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "中央研究院網站". www.sinica.edu.tw.
  2. ^ Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 114.
  3. ^ "中央研究院網站". www.sinica.edu.tw.
  4. ^ Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 115.
  5. ^ "中央研究院網站". www.sinica.edu.tw.
  6. ^ Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 123.
  7. ^ Asia major. Princeton University Press. 1997. p. 105. Retrieved 19 September 2011. Original from the University of California
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