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 Prince or King of Yan () was a Chinese feudal title referring to the ancient Chinese State of Yan and to its fiefs including the capital Yanjing (located within modern Beijing). Typically, the title is translated as "King of Yan" for rulers pr ...

title held in various dynasties of China *

Yan (Three Kingdoms) Yan () was a Chinese kingdom that existed from July 237 to September 238 CE in the Liaodong Peninsula during the Three Kingdoms period. Its predecessor was an independent regime ruled by Gongsun Du and his son Gongsun Kang from 190 to 237. Though ...

, from 237 to 238 *

Former Yan Yan, known in historiography as the Former Yan (; 337–370), was a dynastic state of China ruled by the Murong clan of the Xianbei during the Sixteen Kingdoms period. From Liaoning, the Former Yan later conquered and ruled over Hebei, Shaanxi, ...

(337–370), a Xianbei state in present-day Hebei *

Western Yan Yan, known in historiography as the Western Yan (; 384–394) was a dynastic state of China ruled by the Xianbei ethnicity. The dynasty existed during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms, but it is not counted among the 16. It was founded by Murong Hong ...

(384–394), a Xianbei state in present-day Shanxi *

Later Yan Yan, known in historiography as the Later Yan (; 384 – 407 or 409), was a dynastic state of China ruled by the Xianbei people during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms. The prefix "Later" to distinguish them from the Former Yan before them and othe ...

(384–409), a Xianbei state during Sixteen Kingdoms Period *

Southern Yan Yan, known in historiography as the Southern Yan (; 398–410), was a dynastic state of China ruled by the Murong clan of the Xianbei during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms. Its founder Murong De (Emperor Xianwu) was a son of Murong Huang (Emperor ...

(398–410), a Xianbei state in present-day Shandong *

Northern Yan Yan, known in historiography as the Northern Yan (; 407 or 409–436), Eastern Yan () or Huanglong (), was a dynastic state of China during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms. Some historians consider Gao Yun, a member of the Goguryeo royal family, to ...

(407–436), successor of Later Yan *

Yan (An–Shi) Yan (), also known as the Great Yan (), was a dynastic state of China established in 756 by the former Tang general An Lushan, after he rebelled against Emperor Xuanzong of Tang in 755. The state collapsed in 763 with the death of An Lushan's ...

(756–763), a rebel state founded by the An Lushan rebellion *

Yan (Five Dynasties period) Yan (), sometimes known in historiography as Jie Yan (), was a short-lived monarchical state in the vicinity of present-day Beijing at the beginning of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Yan, established by Liu Shouguang in 911, only ...

short-lived state in Hebei from 911 to 913

Names

Surname

Yan (surname) Yan is a surname in several languages and the pinyin romanization for several Chinese surnames, including " ()", " ()", " ()", " ()", " ()", " ()", " ()", " ()", " ()" in simplified (traditional) form. These characters are romanised as ''Yen'' in ...

, 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 The Yan Emperor () or the Flame Emperor was a legendary ancient Chinese emperor in pre-dynastic times. Some modern Chinese scholars have identified the Sheep's Head Mountains (''Yángtóu Shān'') Weibin District, Baoji as his homeland and terri ...

, 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) 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 p ...

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 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. Accordi ...

(1889–1938), Soviet military commander and politician *

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 Chippenh ...

(born 1987), English professional footballer *

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 ( ...

(1887–1938), Bolshevik revolutionary and a Soviet politician *

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. ...

, software developer

Fictional characters

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 Bulga ...

, children's book character by Bulgarian writer Elin Pelin

Places

* Yan, a historic village of the

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. T ...

of Queen Charlotte Islands in what is now British Columbia, Canada *

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 ...

, a mountain range in north China *

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 count ...

, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran *

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 mu ...

, a district in Malaysia

Other uses

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 ...

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

Yeast assimilable nitrogen Yeast assimilable nitrogen or YAN is the combination of free amino nitrogen (FAN), ammonia (NH3) and ammonium (NH4+) that is available for a yeast, e.g. the wine yeast ''Saccharomyces cerevisiae'', to use during fermentation (wine), fermentation. ...

, the combination of free amino nitrogen, ammonia and ammonium for fermenting wine * Youth Action Network, a former UK volunteering organisation {{disambiguation, geo, surname, given name