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Yan Pechin
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 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yan (state)
Yan (; Old Chinese pronunciation: ''*'') was an ancient Chinese state during the Zhou dynasty. Its capital was Jicheng (Beijing), Ji (later known as Yanjing and now Beijing). During the Warring States period, the court was also moved to another capital at Xiadu at times. The history of Yan began in the Western Zhou in the early first millennium BC. After the authority of the Zhou king declined during the Spring and Autumn period in the 8th century BC, Yan survived and became one of the strongest states in China. During the Warring States period from the 5th to 3rd centuries BC, Yan was one of the last states to be conquered by the armies of Qin Shihuang: Yan fell in 222 BC, the year before the declaration of the Qin dynasty, Qin Empire. Yan experienced a brief period of independence after the collapse of the Qin dynasty in 207 BC, but it was eventually absorbed by the victorious Western Han dynasty, Han. During its height, Yan stretched from the Yellow River to the Yalu River ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yan (musician)
Yan may refer to: States * Yan (state) Yan (; Old Chinese pronunciation: ''*'') was an ancient Chinese state during the Zhou dynasty. Its capital was Jicheng (Beijing), Ji (later known as Yanjing and now Beijing). During the Warring States period, the court was also moved to anothe ... (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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yan Lifts
Yan Lift, incorporated as Lift Engineering & Mfg. Co., was a major List of aerial lift manufacturers, ski lift manufacturer in North America. Founded in 1965 and based in Carson City, Nevada, Carson City, Nevada, the company built at least 200 fixed-grip chairlifts, as well as 31 high-speed quads. The company's lifts have been involved in the deaths of five people and the injury of at least 70, the worst total safety record of any ski-lift maker operating in North America. The firm came under scrutiny by state safety officials after a fatal incident in 1985. After a series of equipment failures, Yan Lifts were outlawed in certain states including California and Colorado. The company later filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1996 after multiple other incidents resulting in 3 deaths. Eventually, Yan Lifts manufactured new track and cables for the Angels Flight funicular, but the company, now called YanTrak, went out of business in 2001 after a major accident. The last detachable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yan, Kedah
Yan is a district in Kedah, Malaysia. It is bordered by Kota Setar District to the north, Pendang District to the northeast and Kuala Muda District to the south. Yan District is along the coast of the Straits of Malacca. It is the smallest municipality in Kedah. "Yan Besar" is the administrative town of Yan district, complete with administrative facilities such like Police Stations, magistrate court, district and land office. Its lifestyle is laid-back and slow-paced, with weekend attractions of natural waterfalls nearby. It also attract most pensioners to build their dream house for pleasant retirement or nurture some local fruit orchards. The waterfalls derived from the Mount Jerai are known as Seri Perigi, Tangga Kenari/Titi Hayun, Batu Hampar and Puteri Mandi. at mdy.gov.my [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yan, Iran
Yahn (, also Romanized as Yān) is a village in Alqurat Rural District, in the Central District of Birjand County, South Khorasan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort .... At the 2006 census, its population was 54, in 24 families. References Populated places in Birjand County {{Birjand-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yan Mountains
The Yan Mountains, also known by their Chinese name Yanshan, are a major mountain range to the north of the North China Plain, principally in the province of Hebei. The range rises between the Chaobai River on the west and the Shanhai Pass on the east. It consists mostly of limestone, granite, and basalt. Its altitude ranges from 400 to 1000 meters. The main peak, Mount Wuling, is above sea level and is located in Xinglong County in Hebei. The range contains many narrow passes, such as the Gubei Pass, the Xifeng Pass, and the Leng Pass. The eastern stretch of the Great Wall of China, including Badaling in northern Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ..., can be found in the Yan Mountains. The mountains are also an important traffic gateway between the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haida People
The Haida (, , , , ) are an Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America. They constitute one of 203 First Nations in British Columbia and 231 federally recognized List of Alaska Native tribal entities, tribes in Alaska. Their traditional territory include Haida Gwaii, an archipelago off the coast of British Columbia, and the southern half of Prince of Wales Island (Alaska), Prince of Wales Island, in Southeast Alaska. Their language is Haida language, Haida, a linguistic isolate. The Haida are known for their craftsmanship, trading skills, and seamanship. They are known to have frequently carried out raids and History of slavery#Among indigenous peoples, to have practiced slavery. In Canada, the Haida are represented by Council of the Haida Nation, Council of the Haida Nation (CHN), in addition to the two village band governments, Old Massett Village Council and Skidegate Band Council. Federally recognized Haida tribes in the United States include the Cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yan Bibiyan
Yan Bibiyan () is the first Bulgarian fantasy novel for children by the Bulgarian writer Elin Pelin and the name of its protagonist. The novel is described as " the most celebrated children’s fantasy novel". Today there is almost nobody in Bulgaria who has not read it as a child, and it is part of the recommended literature for the fourth grade curriculum. The novel consists of two parts: „Ян Бибиян. Невероятни приключения на едно хлапе“ ("Yan Bibiyan. The Amazing Adventures of a Boy, 1933) и „Ян Бибиян на Луната" (Yan Bibiyan on the Moon, 1934). In the first part Yan Bibiyan befriends a mischievous devilkin Fyut. Later Yan gets trapped in a kingdom of a Great Vizard Mirilaylay (Мирилайлай). The genre of this part may be described as a fairy tale or fantasy. In the second part Yan Bibiyan gets to the Moon, and it is a classical science fiction Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yan Zhu
__NOTOC__ Yan Zhu () is a security engineer, open web standards author, technology speaker, and open source contributor. In 2015 she was recognized as one of Forbes 30 Under 30. Education Yan Zhu is a high school dropout who earned a B.S. in physics at MIT. She enrolled as a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow at Stanford University in experimental cosmology but dropped out after four months. Employment Zhu worked for Yahoo as a security engineer in 2014 and 2015, is a fellow at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and is currently the chief security officer and manages the security team at Brave Software. W3C participation Zhu is the editor of two W3C documents: the Secure Contexts web standard and ''End-to-End Encryption and the Web'', a W3C TAG finding that supports the use of end-to-end encryption for web communications. Zhu served on the W3C Technical Architecture Group in 2015. Other work As an independent researcher, Zhu demonstrated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yan Rudzutak
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yan Klukowski
Yan Klukowski (born 1 January 1987) is an English former professional association football, footballer. He is currently Head of Academy at Forest Green Rovers F.C., Forest Green Rovers. Club career Youth and College Born and raised in Chippenham, Wiltshire, Klukowski was educated at Sheldon School. His football education began at local club Chippenham Town F.C., Chippenham Town before moving to Bath City F.C., Bath City. At 18 years of age, he broke into the first team at Bath. Klukowski turned down a new contract with Bath in July 2005 to sign a four-year scholarship with Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) in New Britain, Connecticut, United States. He had a brief stint with Chippenham Town at the start of the 2005–06 season before starting his scholarship. At CCSU, Klukowski was the Northeast Conference Rookie of the Year, playing for the All Conference first team. He was named to the All-NEC first team and received second team NSCAA All-North Atlantic Region honor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yan Karlovich Berzin
Yan (Ian) Karlovich Berzin (; ; real name Pēteris Ķuzis; – 29 July 1938) was a Latvian and Soviet communist politician and military intelligence officer. Biography Ķuzis joined the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party in 1905. According to his former subordinate, Walter Krivitsky, Ķuzis led a guerrilla detachment in his native country of Latvia at the age of 16 during the 1905 Revolution, and was wounded, caught, and sentenced to death. His sentence was commuted because of his youth; after two years in prison, he was deported to Siberia, but escaped. Rearrested and sent back into exile in 1911, he escaped in 1914, and was a private in the Russian army until he deserted in 1916. Ķuzis joined the Bolsheviks after the Russian Revolution The Russian Revolution was a period of Political revolution (Trotskyism), political and social revolution, social change in Russian Empire, Russia, starting in 1917. This period saw Russia Dissolution of the Russian Empire, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
