The Later Yan (Simplified Chinese character: 后燕, Traditional Chinese character: 後燕, pinyin Hòuyàn) (384-407 or 409) was a state of Xianbei ethnicity during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms in China.
All rulers of the Later Yan declared themselves "emperors".
Rulers of the Later Yan
| Temple names | Posthumous names | Family names and given name | Durations of reigns | Era names and their according durations
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| Chinese convention: use family name and given name |
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| Shizu (世祖 Shìzǔ) | Wucheng (武成 Wǔchéng) | 慕容垂 Mùróng Chuí | 384-396 | Yanyuan (燕王 Yànwáng) 384-386
Jianxing (建興 Jiànxīng) 386-396
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| Liezong (烈宗 Lièzōng) | Huimin (惠愍 Huìmǐn) | 慕容寶 Mùróng Bǎo | 396-398 | Yongkang (永康 Yǒngkāng) 396-398 |
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| Unknown | Unknown | 兰汗 Lán Hàn | 398 | Qinglong (青龙 Qīnglóng) 398 |
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| Zhongzong (中宗 Zhōngzōng) | Zhaowu (昭武 Zhāowǔ) | 慕容盛 Mùróng Shèng | 398-401 | Jianping (建平 Jiànpíng) 398
Changle (長樂 Chánglè) 399-401
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| Unknown | Zhaowen (昭文 Zhaowén) | 慕容熙 Mùróng Xī | 401-407 | Guangshi (光始 Guāngshǐ) 401-406
Jianshi (建始 Jiànshǐ) 407
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| Unknown | Huimin (惠愍 Huìyì) | 慕容云 Mùróng Yún 1
or 高云 Gāo Yún 1
| 407-409 | Zhengshi (正始 Zhèngshǐ) 407-409 |
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| 1 The family name of Gao Yun was changed to Murong when he was adopted by the royal family. If Gao Yun was counted as a ruler of the Later Yan, the state would end in 409. It ended in 407 otherwise.
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