Yan

Yan may refer to:

Chinese states

  • Yan (state) (11th century – 222 BC), a major state in northern China during the Zhou dynasty
  • Yan (Han dynasty kingdom), first appearing in 206 BC
  • Yan (Three Kingdoms kingdom), officially claimed independence in 237 but considered to have ruled since 190
  • Former Yan (337–370)
  • Later Yan (384–407)
  • Yan (An–Shi) (756–763), a rebel state founded by the An-Shi Rebellion
  • Yan (Five Dynasties period) (911–913)

Names

  • Yan (surname), romanization for several Chinese surnames
  • Yan, a Cantonese transcription of surname Zhen (甄)
  • Yan, a transliteration of the name "Ян" (Jan) from the Russian language

People

  • Yan Emperor, a legendary emperor of ancient China
  • Yan, Marquis of Tian (died c. 370 BC), 4th-century BC ruler of the state of Qi
  • Yan (musician) or Jan Scott Wilkinson, English singer-songwriter
  • Jacob Mikhailovich Gordin or Yan (1853–1909), Ukrainian-American Yiddish-language playwright

Places

  • Yan, a historic village of the Haida people of Queen Charlotte Islands in what is now British Columbia, Canada
  • Yan Mountains, a mountain range in north China
  • Yan, Iran, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran
  • Yan, Kedah, a district in Malaysia

Other uses

  • Yan Lifts, commonly known name for Lift Engineering, aerial chairlift manufacturing company which ceased operation in 1996

People with the given name

  • Yan Gaylit (1894–1938), Soviet corps commander
  • Yan Karlovich Berzin (1889–1938), Soviet military commander and politician
  • Yan Klukowski (born 1987), English professional footballer
  • Yan Rudzutak (1887–1938), Bolshevik revolutionary and a Soviet politician
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