Northern Yan (北燕) 燕 | |||||||||||
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| 407–436 | |||||||||||
) Northern Yan in early 420s. | |||||||||||
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| Capital | Longcheng | ||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
| Tian Wang | |||||||||||
• 407–409 | Gao 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 | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | China | ||||||||||
The Northern Yan (Chinese: 北燕; pinyin: Bĕi Yān; 407 or 409–436), also known in some historical texts as the Eastern Yan (simplified Chinese: 东燕; traditional Chinese: 東燕; pinyin: Dōng Yān), was a dynastic state during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms in northern China. 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 Chinese ethnicity to be the founder.[7]
All rulers of the Northern Yan declared themselves "emperors".
Rulers of the Northern Yan
| 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
- Xianbei
- List of past Chinese ethnic groups
- Wu Hu
References
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- ^ Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 114.
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- ^ Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 123.
- ^ Asia major. Princeton University Press. 1997. p. 105. Retrieved 19 September 2011. Original from the University of California