Later Yan

Yan, known in historiography as the Later Yan (simplified Chinese: 后燕; traditional Chinese: 後燕; pinyin: Hòu Yān; 384 – 407 or 409), was a dynastic state of China ruled by the Xianbei people, located in modern-day northeast China, during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms.

This article is about the Later Yan established by Murong Chui. For the Later Yan established by Shi Siming, see Yan (An–Shi).
Yan
燕
384–409
Later Yan in 391 AD
Later Yan in 400 AD
CapitalZhongshan (386–397)
Longcheng (397–409)
GovernmentMonarchy
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
• Murong Chui's claim of imperial title
15 February 386
• Evacuation of Zhongshan
27 April 397
• Murong Xi's death
16 September 407
• Disestablished
6 November 409
Preceded by		Succeeded by
Former Qin
Northern Wei
Southern Yan
Northern Yan
Today part ofChina

All rulers of the Later Yan declared themselves "emperors".

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