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Southern Yan



         


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Simplified Chinese character: 南燕, Traditional Chinese character: 南燕, pinyin Nányàn) (398-410) was a state of Xianbei ethnicity during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms in China.

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

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Rulers of the Southern Yan


Temple names Posthumous names Family names and given name Durations of reigns Era names and their according durations
Chinese convention: use family name and given name
Shizong (世祖 Shìzōng) Xianwu (獻武 Xiànwǔ) 慕容德 Mùróng Dé 398-405 Yanyuan (燕王 Yànwáng) 398-400
Jianxing (建平 Jiànpíng) 400-405
Did not exist Houzhu (後主 Hòuzhǔ) 慕容超 Mùróng Chāo 405-410 Taishang (太上 Taìshàng) 405-410


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