Later Yan

The Later Yan (simplified Chinese: 后燕; traditional Chinese: 後燕; pinyin: Hòu Yān; 384-407 or 409) was a Murong–Xianbei state, located in modern-day northeast China, during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms in China.[10]

Later Yan (後燕)

燕
384–409
Later Yan in 391 AD
Later Yan in 398 AD
CapitalZhongshan (386-397)
Longcheng (397-409)
GovernmentMonarchy
Emperor 
• 384-396
Murong Chui
• 396-398
Murong Bao
• 398
Lan Han
• 398-401
Murong Sheng
• 401-407
Murong Xi
• 407-409
Murong Yun
History 
• Established
384
• Establishment of Zhongshan as capital
8 February 386[1][2]
• Murong Chui's claim of imperial title
15 February 386[2][3]
• Evacuation of Zhongshan
27 April 397[4][5]
• Murong Xi's death
16 September 407[6][7]
• Disestablished
6 November[8][9] 409
Preceded by		Succeeded by
Former Qin
Northern Wei
Southern Yan
Northern Yan
Today part ofChina

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

Rulers of the Later Yan
Temple namesPosthumous namesFamily names and given nameDurations of reignsEra names and their according durations
Shizu (世祖)Wucheng (武成)Murong Chui384-396Yanwang (燕王) 384-386
Jianxing (建興) 386-396
Liezong (烈宗)Huimin (惠愍)Murong Bao396-398Yongkang (永康) 396-398
––Lan Han398Qinglong (青龍/青龙) 398
Zhongzong (中宗)Zhaowu (昭武)Murong Sheng398-401Jianping (建平) 398
Changle (長樂) 399-401
–Zhaowen (昭文)Murong Xi401-407Guangshi (光始) 401-406
Jianshi (建始) 407
–Huiyi (惠懿)Murong Yun1
or Gao Yun1
407-409Zhengshi (正始) 407-409
1 The family name of Gao Yun was changed to Murong when he was adopted by the royal family. If Gao Yun was counted as a ruler of the Later Yan, the state would end in 409. It ended in 407 otherwise.

See also

References
  1. "中央研究院網站". www.sinica.edu.tw.
  2. Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 106.
  3. "中央研究院網站". www.sinica.edu.tw.
  4. "中央研究院網站". www.sinica.edu.tw.
  5. Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 109.
  6. "中央研究院網站". www.sinica.edu.tw.
  7. Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 114.
  8. "中央研究院網站". www.sinica.edu.tw.
  9. Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 115.
  10. Grousset, Rene (1970). The Empire of the Steppes. Rutgers University Press. pp. 59. ISBN 0-8135-1304-9.
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