Yan

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Yan was an ancient Chinese state during the Zhou dynasty era, located in the northeast and later annexed by the expanding Qin state in the late 3rd century BCE.

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Yan canonical 16

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Chinese state
capital Ji
Xiadu
continent Asia
country China
endCause conquest by Qin
endTime 222 BCE
enemy Qi (state)
Qin (state)
linked to: state of Qin

Zhao (state)
linked to: state of Zhao
event annexation by Qin
followed Western Zhou
linked to: Western Zhou period
followedBy Qin dynasty
governmentType monarchy
hasArchaeologicalSite Xiadu ruins
hasCulturalSphere Chinese civilization
hasLanguage Old Chinese
hasLegacy name used in later Yan dynasties
hasRulerTitle King of Yan
Marquis of Yan
locatedInRegion Beijing region
linked to: Beijing area

Hebei region
linked to: Hebei

Liaoning region
linked to: Liaoning

northeastern China
locatedInTimePeriod Spring and Autumn period
Warring States period
Zhou dynasty
modernLocationCorrespondsTo Beijing
Hebei Province
linked to: Hebei

Liaoning Province
linked to: Liaoning
notableEvent Yan invasion of Qi
assassination attempt on King Zheng of Qin
notableFigure Jing Ke
Le Yi
linked to: Yue Yi

Prince Dan of Yan
notableRuler King Hui of Yan
King Wucheng of Yan
linked to: King Zhao of Yan

King Xi of Yan
King Zhao of Yan
partOf Zhou dynasty feudal system
partOfConflict Warring States period
religion Chinese folk religion
ancestor worship
sharesBorderWith Korean polities
Qi (state)
Zhao (state)
linked to: state of Zhao
startTime Western Zhou period
usedScript Chinese script

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Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

State of Qin conqueredState Yan
subject linked to: state of Qin
Zhao ally Yan
Zhao neighbor Yan
Qi borderedBy Yan
Qin Kai stateAllegiance Yan
subject linked to: General Qin Kai
An Lushan foundedState Yan
Shi Chaoyi rebelRegime Yan
Shi Chaoyi ruledOver Yan