Later Yan

Later Yan (後燕)
燕
384–409
Later Yan in 391 AD
Later Yan in 398 AD
Capital Zhongshan (386-397)
Longcheng (397-409)
Government Monarchy
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 409[8][9] 409
Preceded by		Succeeded by
Former Qin
Northern Wei
Southern Yan
Northern Yan

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

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
Chinese convention: use family name and given name
Shizu (世祖 Shìzǔ)Wucheng (武成 Wǔchéng)慕容垂 Mùróng Chuí384-396Yanwang (燕王 Yànwáng) 384-386
Jianxing (建興 Jiànxīng) 386-396
Liezong (烈宗 Lièzōng)Huimin (惠愍 Huìmǐn)慕容寶 Mùróng Bǎo396-398Yongkang (永康 Yǒngkāng) 396-398
UnknownUnknown蘭汗/兰汗 Lán Hàn398Qinglong (青龍/青龙 Qīnglóng) 398
Zhongzong (中宗 Zhōngzōng)Zhaowu (昭武 Zhāowǔ)慕容盛 Mùróng Shèng398-401Jianping (建平 Jiànpíng) 398
Changle (長樂 Chánglè) 399-401
UnknownZhaowen (昭文 Zhaowén)慕容熙 Mùróng Xī401-407Guangshi (光始 Guāngshǐ) 401-406
Jianshi (建始 Jiànshǐ) 407
UnknownHuiyi (惠懿 Huìyì)慕容雲/慕容云 Mùróng Yún1
or 高雲/高云 Gāo Yún1
407-409Zhengshi (正始 Zhèngshǐ) 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

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "中央研究院網站". www.sinica.edu.tw.
  2. 1 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. p. 59. ISBN 0-8135-1304-9.
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