Former Yan
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This article is about the Former Yan established by Murong Huang. For the Former Yan established by An Lushan, see Yan (An–Shi).
Yan, known in historiography as the Former Yan (Chinese: 前燕; pinyin: Qián Yān; 337–370), was a dynastic state of China ruled by the Murong clan of the Xianbei during the Sixteen Kingdoms period.
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337–370 | |||||||||||||||
Capital | Jicheng (棘城) (337–342) Longcheng (342–350) Jicheng (薊城) (350–357) Yecheng (357–370) | ||||||||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||||
Emperor | |||||||||||||||
• 337–348 | Murong Huang | ||||||||||||||
• 348–360 | Murong Jun | ||||||||||||||
• 360–370 | Murong Wei | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
• Murong Huang's claim of princely title | 23 November 337[1][2] 337 | ||||||||||||||
• Murong Jun's claim of imperial title | 4 January 353[3][4] | ||||||||||||||
• Fall of Yecheng | 11 December 370[5][6] | ||||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 370 | ||||||||||||||
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Today part of | China |
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Initially, Murong Huang and his son Murong Jun claimed the Eastern Jin-created title "Prince of Yan", but subsequently, in 352, after seizing most of the former Later Zhao territory, Murong Jun would declare himself emperor, and after that point, the rulers of the Former Yan declared themselves "emperors".