Yan

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Yan may refer to:

States

Yan (燕) was the name of several states in Chinese history:

• Two states that existed during the Zhou dynasty:

• Yan (state) (11th century – 222 BC), a major state in northern China
• Southern Yan (Zhou dynasty), a minor state in central China

• Five states of the Sixteen Kingdoms period:

• Former Yan (337–370)
• Later Yan (384–407)
• Western Yan (384–394)
• Southern Yan (398–410)
• Northern Yan (407–436)

• Yan (An–Shi) (756–763), rebel state founded by the An-Shi Rebellion
• Yan (Five Dynasties period) (911–913), a state of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period

Places

• Yan, Iran, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran
• Yan, Kedah, district in Malaysia
• Yan, historic village of the Haida people of Queen Charlotte Islands in the Canadian province of British Columbia
• Yan Mountains, in North China

Names

• Yan (surname), romanization for several Chinese surnames
• Yan, Cantonese transcription of surname Zhen (甄)
• Yan, transliteration of the name "Ян" (Jan) from the Russian language
• Yan Emperor, one of the legendary emperors of ancient China
• Yan, Marquis of Tian (died c. 370 BC), 4th-century BC ruler of the state of Qi
• Jacob Mikhailovich Gordin (1853–1909), writer pseudonym Yan, Ukrainian-American Yiddish-language playwright
• Yan (musician), stage name of Jan Scott Wilkinson, English songwriter/lead singer of indie rock band, British Sea Power, founded in 2000
• Yan Klukowski (born 1987), English professional footballer
• Amanda Yan (born 1988), Canadian athlete, in wheelchair basketball and other sports
• Martin Yan (born 1948), Chinese-Canadian/American television chef; star of Yan Can Cook, carried by PBS and Food Network
• Rico Yan (1975–2002), Filipino Actor and Matinee Idol
• Vasily Yan (1875–1954), Russian writer

Others

• Yan Lifts, commonly known name for Lift Engineering, aerial chairlift manufacturing company which ceased operation in 1996

See also

• Youth Action Network, a former UK volunteering organisation
• Yeast assimilable nitrogen, the combination of free amino nitrogen, ammonia and ammonium for fermenting wine