Yan
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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See also
- Northern Yan (407–436)
- Southern Yan (398–410)
- Western Yan (384–394)
- Yeast assimilable nitrogen, the combination of free amino nitrogen, ammonia and ammonium for fermenting wine
- Youth Action Network, a former UK volunteering organisation
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