state of Yan

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Warring States period power ancient Chinese state

The state of Yan was an ancient Chinese kingdom located in the northeastern region of China, which played a significant role as one of the major powers during the Warring States period.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
State of Yan	5
state of Yan canonical	3
State of Yan (neighbor)	1
Yan (Zhou vassal state)	1
Yan (state)	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Warring States period power ⓘ ancient Chinese state ⓘ
borderedBy	Xianbei ⓘ surface form: Donghu tribes Gojoseon to the northeast ⓘ State of Qi ⓘ state of Zhao ⓘ surface form: State of Zhao
capital	Ji ⓘ Xiadu ⓘ
conqueredBy	State of Qin ⓘ
country	China ⓘ
culturalSphere	Sinosphere ⓘ
dateOfConquest	222 BCE ⓘ
economy	based on agriculture, animal husbandry, and trade ⓘ
era	Spring and Autumn period ⓘ Warring States period ⓘ
foundingDynasty	Ji clan ⓘ surface form: Ji clan of Zhou royal lineage
governmentType	monarchy ⓘ
historicalStatus	one of the Seven Warring States ⓘ
knownFor	frontier state facing nomadic peoples to the north ⓘ maritime and overland trade contacts with Korean peninsula ⓘ strong cavalry and frontier defenses ⓘ
language	Old Chinese ⓘ
legalSystem	influenced by Legalist thought in late Warring States period ⓘ
locatedIn	Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region ⓘ surface form: Beijing region Hebei ⓘ surface form: Hebei region Liaoning ⓘ surface form: Liaoning region northeastern China ⓘ southern Manchuria ⓘ
majorRival	State of Qi ⓘ State of Qin ⓘ state of Zhao ⓘ surface form: State of Zhao
militaryFeature	frontier fortifications and walls in the north ⓘ
notableEvent	assassination attempt on King Zheng of Qin by Jing Ke ⓘ participation in the Battle of Changping era conflicts ⓘ
notableFigure	General Qin Kai ⓘ Jing Ke ⓘ King Zhao of Yan ⓘ Prince Dan of Yan ⓘ
partOf	Zhou dynasty world ⓘ
predecessor	state of Yan self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Yan (Zhou vassal state)
religion	Chinese folk religion ⓘ ancestor worship ⓘ
rulingHouse	Ji clan ⓘ
strategicRole	buffer state between Central Plains states and northern nomads ⓘ
successor	Qin dynasty ⓘ
territorialExpansion	expansion into Liaodong region ⓘ
writingSystem	Chinese characters ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

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

Warring States period → hasPart → state of Yan ⓘ

Gojoseon → neighbor → state of Yan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yan (state)

State of Qi → region → state of Yan ⓘ

this entity surface form: State of Yan (neighbor)

Spring and Autumn period → hasPart → state of Yan ⓘ

state of Zhao → enemy → state of Yan ⓘ

subject surface form: State of Zhao