The Northern Yan (Simplified Chinese character: 北燕, Traditional Chinese character: 北燕, pinyin Bĕiyàn) (407 or 409-436) was a state of Han Chinese during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms in China.
All rulers of the Northern Yan declared themselves "emperors".
Rulers of the Northern 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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| Unknown | Huimin (惠愍 Huìmìn) | 慕容云 Mùróng Yún 1
or 高云 Gāo Yún 1
| 407-409 | Zhengshi (正始 Zhèngshǐ) 407-409 |
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| Taizu (太祖 Taìzǔ) | Wencheng (文成 Wénchéng) | 馮跋 Féng Bá | 409-430 | Taiping (太平 Taìpíng) 409-430 |
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| Did not exist | Zhaocheng (昭成 Zhāochéng) | 馮弘 Féng Hóng | 430-436 | Daxing (大興 Dàxīng) 431-436 |
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| 1 The family name of Gao Yun was changed to Murong when he was adopted by the Murong . If Gao Yun was counted as a ruler of the Later Yan, the Northern Yan would begin in 409. It started in 407 otherwise.
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