Former Yan

Chinese Sixteen Kingdoms dynastic state (337–370)
Country historical_chinese_state Q1472004
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Former Yan

Summary

Former Yan is a historical Chinese state[1]. It draws 38 Wikipedia views per month (historical_chinese_state category, ranking #28 of 41).[2]

Key Facts

  • Former Yan's continent is recorded as Asia[3].
  • Former Yan's instance of is recorded as historical Chinese state[4].
  • Former Yan's capital is recorded as Ji[5].
  • Former Yan's part of is recorded as Sixteen Kingdoms[6].
  • +0337-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Former Yan[7].
  • Former Yan was dissolved in +0370-01-01T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Former Yan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03253k[9].
  • Former Yan's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Former Yan[10].
  • Former Yan's described by source is recorded as Book of Jin[11].
  • Former Yan's replaces is recorded as Ran Wei[12].
  • Former Yan's replaced by is recorded as Former Qin[13].
  • Former Yan's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 201483[14].

Body

Geography

Former Yan's continent is recorded as Asia[3]. Its part of is recorded as Sixteen Kingdoms[6].

Designation and Status

Former Yan's instance of is recorded as historical Chinese state[4].

History and Context

+0337-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Former Yan[7].

Why It Matters

Former Yan draws 38 Wikipedia views per month (historical_chinese_state category, ranking #28 of 41).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Former Yan. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/former-yan
MLA “Former Yan.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/former-yan.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_former-yan_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Former Yan}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/former-yan}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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