Yan (Five Dynasties period)

This article is about the Yan Kingdom of the early 10th century. For other uses, see Yan (disambiguation).

Yan (Chinese: 燕), sometimes known in historiography as Jie Yan (桀燕), 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 lasted for two years before its destruction by Li Cunxu of the Former Jin dynasty.

Yan 燕
911–914
Capital	You Prefecture
Government	Empire
Emperor
• 911–914	Liu Shouguang
Historical era	Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period
• Established	911
• Disestablished	914
• Liu Shouguang's death	914
Preceded by Succeeded by Lulong Jiedushi Jin (Later Tang precursor)
Today part of	China

As the only ruler of Yan, Liu Shouguang was noted for his cruelty. The state of Yan was therefore sometimes referred to as Jie Yan, in reference to the tyrannical ruler Jie of the Xia dynasty.

References

• Mote, F.W. (1999). Imperial China (900-1800). Harvard University Press. p. 16. ISBN 0-674-01212-7.