Yan may refer to:
Chinese states
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Yan (state) (11th century – 222 BC), a major state in northern China during the Zhou dynasty
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Yan (Han dynasty kingdom)
Yan (燕國) was a kingdom/principality in early Imperial China. It first appeared during the interregnum between the Qin and Han dynasties as one of the Eighteen Kingdoms created by Xiang Yu, and was subsequently dissolved and recreated multip ...
, first appearing in 206 BC
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Yan (Three Kingdoms kingdom)
Yan ( zh, c=燕國, labels=no) was a Chinese kingdom that existed from July 237 to September 238 CE in the Liaodong Peninsula during what is known as the Three Kingdoms period. Its predecessor was an independent regime ruled by Gongsun Du and his ...
, officially claimed independence in 237 but considered to have ruled since 190
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Former Yan
The Former Yan (; 337–370) was a dynastic state ruled by the Xianbei during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms in China.
Initially, Murong Huang and his son Murong Jun claimed the Jin dynasty-created title "Prince of Yan," but subsequently, in 352, ...
(337–370)
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Later Yan (384–407)
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Yan (An–Shi) (756–763), a rebel state founded by the An-Shi Rebellion
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Yan (Five Dynasties period) (911–913)
Names
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Yan (surname), romanization for several Chinese surnames
* Yan, a Cantonese transcription of surname
Zhen (甄)
* Yan, a transliteration of the name "Ян" (
Jan) from the Russian language
People
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Yan Emperor
The Yan Emperor () or the Flame Emperor was a legendary ancient Chinese ruler in pre-dynastic times. Modern scholarship has identified the Sheep's Head Mountains (''Yángtóu Shān'') just north of Baoji in Shaanxi Province as his homeland and ...
, a legendary emperor of ancient China
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Yan, Marquis of Tian (died c. 370 BC), 4th-century BC ruler of the state of Qi
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Yan (musician) or Jan Scott Wilkinson, English singer-songwriter
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Jacob Mikhailovich Gordin
Jacob Michailovitch Gordin (Yiddish: יעקב מיכאַילאָװיטש גאָרדין; May 1, 1853 – June 11, 1909) was a Russian-born American playwright active in the early years of Yiddish theater. He is known for introducing realism and ...
or Yan (1853–1909), Ukrainian-American Yiddish-language playwright
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Yan Zhu, software developer
Places
* Yan, a historic village of the
Haida people
Haida (, hai, X̱aayda, , , ) are an indigenous group who have traditionally occupied , an archipelago just off the coast of British Columbia, Canada, for at least 12,500 years.
The Haida are known for their craftsmanship, trading skills, and ...
of Queen Charlotte Islands in what is now British Columbia, Canada
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Yan Mountains, a mountain range in north China
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Yan, Iran, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran
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Yan, Kedah, a district in Malaysia
Other uses
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Yan Lifts, commonly known name for Lift Engineering, aerial chairlift manufacturing company which ceased operation in 1996
People with the given name
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Yan Gaylit (1894–1938), Soviet corps commander
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Yan Karlovich Berzin (1889–1938), Soviet military commander and politician
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Yan Klukowski (born 1987), English professional footballer
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Yan Rudzutak (1887–1938), Bolshevik revolutionary and a Soviet politician
See also
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Northern Yan
Yan, known in historiography as the Northern Yan (; 407 or 409–436), Eastern Yan () or Huanglong (), was a dynastic state of China during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms. Some historians consider Gao Yun, a member of the Goguryeo royal family, to ...
(407–436)
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Southern Yan
The Southern Yan (; 398–410) was a Xianbei-led dynastic state during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms in China. Its territory roughly coincided with modern Shandong. Its founder Murong De was a son of Murong Huang and brother of Murong Jun and Muron ...
(398–410)
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Western Yan
Yan, known in historiography as the Western Yan (; 384–394) was a dynastic state of China ruled by the Xianbei ethnicity. The dynasty existed during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms, but it is not counted among the 16. It was founded by Murong Hong i ...
(384–394)
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Yeast assimilable nitrogen, the combination of free amino nitrogen, ammonia and ammonium for fermenting wine
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Youth Action Network
The Youth Action Network (formerly the National Federation of Youth Action Agencies) was a UK-wide youth organisation that promotes volunteering by young people in their communities.
The organisation was set up in 1989 under the name World A ...
, a former UK volunteering organisation
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