Yan (Five Dynasties period)
Short-lived 10th-century Chinese state
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Yan (Chinese: 燕), sometimes known in historiography as Jie Yan (桀燕), was a short-lived monarchical state in the vicinity of present-day Beijing at the beginning of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Yan, established by Liu Shouguang in 911, only lasted for two years before its destruction by Li Cunxu of the Former Jin dynasty.
CapitalYou Prefecture
GovernmentEmpire
Historical eraFive Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period
Today part ofChina
Yan 燕 | |||||||||
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| 911–914 | |||||||||
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| Capital | You Prefecture | ||||||||
| Government | Empire | ||||||||
| Emperor | |||||||||
• 911–914 | Liu Shouguang | ||||||||
| Historical era | Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period | ||||||||
• Established | 911 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 914 | ||||||||
• Liu Shouguang's death | 914 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | China | ||||||||
As the only ruler of Yan, Liu Shouguang was noted for his cruelty. The state of Yan was therefore sometimes referred to as Jie Yan, in reference to the tyrannical ruler Jie of the Xia dynasty.
References
- Mote, F.W. (1999). Imperial China (900-1800). Harvard University Press. p. 16. ISBN 0-674-01212-7.