Yan

ancient state in northern China during the Shang, Zhou, and Warring States periods (11th century BC – 222 BC)
Country ancient_chinese_state Q1055713
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Yan

Summary

Yan is an ancient Chinese state[1]. Yan has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Yan is on the continent of Asia[3].
  • Yan's instance of is recorded as ancient Chinese state[4].
  • Yan's capital is recorded as Western Zhou Yan State Capital Museum[5].
  • Yan's capital is recorded as Ji[6].
  • Yan's capital is recorded as Doudian City Walls[7].
  • Yan's capital is recorded as Xiadu[8].
  • Yan's currency is recorded as knife money[9].
  • Yan's currency is recorded as spade money[10].
  • Yan is part of Seven Warring States[11].
  • Yan is part of Warring States period[12].
  • Yan is part of Spring and Autumn period[13].
  • Yan is part of Eastern Zhou[14].
  • Yan is part of Western Zhou[15].
  • Yan is part of Zhou dynasty[16].
  • Yan is part of Twelve Vassals[17].
  • Yan's Commons category is recorded as Yan (state)[18].
  • Yan was dissolved in 222 BC[19].
  • Yan's cause of destruction is recorded as Qin's Wars of Unification[20].
  • Yan's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Yan (state)[21].
  • Yan's described by source is recorded as Records of the Grand Historian[22].
  • Yan's replaces is recorded as Ji[23].
  • Yan's replaced by is recorded as Qin[24].
  • Yan's different from is recorded as Yan[25].
  • Yan's different from is recorded as Yan[26].

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Geography

Yan is on the continent of Asia[3]. Part of include Seven Warring States[11], a group[27], in Eastern Zhou[28]; Warring States period[12], a historical period[29]; Spring and Autumn period[13], a historical period[30]; Eastern Zhou[14], an era[31], in Chinese Empire[32], founded in -0771[33]; Western Zhou[15], a Chinese dynasty[34], founded in -1046[35]; and Zhou dynasty[16], a Chinese dynasty[36], in Chinese Empire[37], founded in -1046[38].

Designation and Status

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

Why It Matters

Yan has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Yan is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

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] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 2a7NCS
    Instance of ancient Chinese state
    Replaces Ji
    Dissolved
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