Liu Yan may refer to:
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Liu Yan (Xin dynasty) (died 23 AD), rebel leader against the Xin dynasty
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Liu Yan (Han dynasty warlord)
Liu Yan () (died 194), courtesy name Junlang, was a Chinese politician and warlord who lived in the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. He was also a member of the extended family of the Han emperors. For most of his career he served as the gov ...
(died 194), Eastern Han nobleman and warlord
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Liu Yan (Shu Han)
Liu Yan (died April 234), courtesy name Weishuo, was a long serving official in the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms of China having served under the much travelled warlord Liu Bei during the late Eastern Han dynasty. Handsome and well ...
(died 234), general of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period
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Liu Yan (Tang dynasty)
Liu Yan (; 715/716Liu Yan's biography in the ''Old Book of Tang'' indicated that he was 66 when he died, while his biography in the ''New Book of Tang'' indicated that he was 65 when he died. Compare ''Old Book of Tang'', vol. 123 and ''New Book ...
(715/716–780), Tang dynasty chancellor
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Liu Yan (emperor)
Liu Yan (; 889 – 10 June 942), né Liu Yan (劉巖), also named Liu Zhi (劉陟) (from c. 896 to 911) and briefly as Liu Gong (劉龔), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Gaozu of Southern Han (南漢高祖), was the first Emperor o ...
(889–942), founding emperor of Southern Han during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
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Liu Yan (Later Zhou dynasty) (died 953), Five Dynasties politician of the Later Zhou during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
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Liu Yan (actress) (born 1980), Chinese actress, hostess and singer
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Liu Yan (dancer)
Liu Yan is a classical Chinese dancer, choreographer, stage director, and professor at the Beijing Dance Academy. She has performed in many dance dramas and won many dance competitions in and outside China.
Early life
Liu had a passion for cla ...
(born 1982), Chinese dancer
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Liu Yan (figure skater) (born 1984), Chinese figure skater
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Liu Yan (golfer) (born 1998), Chinese professional golfer
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Liu Yan (scientist) (fl. 2000s–2010s), Antarctic researcher
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Yan Liu (geographer) (fl. 2000s), Australian researcher
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Liu Yan (chess player) (born 2000), Chinese chess grandmaster
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