Southern Yan
The Southern Yan (Chinese: 南燕; pinyin: Nán Yān; 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 Murong Chui and therefore was an imperial prince during both Former Yan and Later Yan.
Southern Yan (南燕) 燕 | |||||||||
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| 398–410 | |||||||||
Southern Yan in 400 AD | |||||||||
| Capital | Huatai (398–399) Guanggu (399–410) | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Emperor | |||||||||
• 398–405 | Murong De | ||||||||
• 405–410 | Murong Chao | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 398 | ||||||||
• Capturing of Guanggu | 399 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 410 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | China | ||||||||
All rulers of the Southern Yan declared themselves "emperors".
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