Southern_Yan Southern_Yan

Southern Yan - Definition and Overview
Related Words: Arctic, Austral, Boreal, East, Eastern, Hyperborean, Meridional, North, Northeast, Northeastern, Northerly, Northern, Northwest, Northwestern, Occidental, Oriental, South, Southeast
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Han Zhao
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Former Liang
Later Liang
Western Liang
Northern Liang
Southern Liang
Former Qin
Later Qin
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Later Yan
Northern Yan
Southern Yan
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Western Yan
Duan
Yuwen
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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
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

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