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Yan

Yan may refer to:

States

Yan (state) (11th century BC–222 BC), a major state in northern China during the Zhou dynasty
Yan Kingdom (Han dynasty), first appearing in 206 BC
- Prince of Yan title held in various dynasties of China
Yan (Three Kingdoms), from 237 to 238
Former Yan (337–370), a Xianbei state in present-day Hebei
Western Yan (384–394), a Xianbei state in present-day Shanxi
Later Yan (384–409), a Xianbei state during Sixteen Kingdoms Period
Southern Yan (398–410), a Xianbei state in present-day Shandong
Northern Yan (407–436), successor of Later Yan
Yan (An–Shi) (756–763), a rebel state founded by the An Lushan rebellion
Yan (Five Dynasties period) short-lived state in Hebei from 911 to 913

Names

Surname

Yan (surname), romanization for several Chinese surnames
Yan, a Cantonese transcription of surname Zhen (甄)

Given name

Yan, a transliteration of the name "Ян" (Jan) from the Russian language

Mononymous persons

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
Yan (footballer, born 1997), Brazilian footballer

First name

Yan Gaylit (1894–1938), Soviet corps commander
Yan Gomes (born 1987), Brazilian baseball player
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
Yan Zhu, software developer

Fictional characters

Yan Bibiyan, children's book character by Bulgarian writer Elin Pelin

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

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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