Northern Yan

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]

Northern Yan (北燕) 燕
407–436
Northern Yan in early 420s.
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
Preceded by Succeeded by Later Yan Northern Wei Goguryeo
Today part of	China

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 Yun^1 or Gao Yun^1	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

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