Prince of Yan

Prince or King of Yan (Chinese: 燕王; pinyin: Yān wáng; Wade–Giles: Yen1-wang2) was a Chinese feudal title referring to the ancient Chinese State of Yan and to its fiefs including the capital Yanjing (located within modern Beijing).

Typically, the title is translated as "King of Yan" for rulers prior to the establishment of the Chinese empire by Shi Huangdi and "Prince of Yan" as a peerage title after the restoration of feudal titles by the Han dynasty. It was generally held by powerful members of the imperial family and – owing to its important position protecting central China from Mongolian and Manchurian invaders – typically included powerful and well-fortified military forces.

More specifically, "Yanwang" in Chinese and "Prince of Yan" in English typically refers to Zhu Di, who held that rank before launching the Jingnan Campaign which established him as the Ming dynasty's Yongle Emperor in the 15th century.

Zhou dynasty
  • King Xiao of Yan (燕孝王)
  • King Xi of Yan, ruled 255 BC – 222 BC, last king of the Yan state.

Qin dynasty
  • Han Guang, (died 206 BC), a regional warlord in Liaodong.
  • Zang Tu, (died 202 BC), a warlord who lived in the late Qin dynasty and early Han dynasty.

Princes of Yan

Han dynasty
  • Lu Wan, (256 BC – 194 BC), a military general served under Liu Bang.
  • Liu Jian (Chinese: 劉建), ruled 195 BC – 180 BC, Emperor Gaozu of Han's eighth son.
  • Lu Tong (Chinese: 呂通), died 180 BC, appointed by Empress Lü Zhi.

Three Kingdoms

Jin and Sixteen Kingdoms

Sui and Tang dynasties

Song dynasty

Yuan dynasty

Ming dynasty

Qing dynasty
  • Qin Rigang, a military leader of the Taiping Rebellion.
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