Later Yan

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Later Yan was a Xianbei-led state during the Sixteen Kingdoms period of northern China, known for its rule over parts of Hebei and Liaoning in the late 4th and early 5th centuries.

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Later Yan canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sixteen Kingdoms state
historical polity
state
capital Longcheng NERFINISHED
Zhongshan NERFINISHED
conflict wars with Later Qin
wars with Northern Wei
continent Asia
currency Chinese cash coins
dynasticHouse Murong clan NERFINISHED
endTime 409
ethnicComposition Xianbei-led
ethnicOriginOfRulers Xianbei Murong clan NERFINISHED
fellTo Northern Wei NERFINISHED
internal rebellions
firstRuler Murong Chui NERFINISHED
founder Murong Chui NERFINISHED
governmentType monarchy
hasChineseName 後燕 NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Sixteen Kingdoms period NERFINISHED
languageUsed Classical Chinese
lastRuler Murong Xi NERFINISHED
locatedIn northern China
notableRuler Murong Bao NERFINISHED
Murong Sheng NERFINISHED
partOf Sixteen Kingdoms NERFINISHED
predecessor Former Yan NERFINISHED
region Central Plains fringe
Liaodong region NERFINISHED
religion Buddhism
Chinese folk religion
Daoism
ruledPartsOf Hebei NERFINISHED
Liaoning NERFINISHED
rulingEthnicity Xianbei NERFINISHED
startTime 384
succeededBy Northern Wei (in parts of its territory) NERFINISHED
successor Northern Yan NERFINISHED
Western Yan NERFINISHED
territoryIncludes modern Hebei Province
parts of modern Liaoning Province
transcription Hòu Yān NERFINISHED
usedEraName Guangguang NERFINISHED
Hongshi NERFINISHED
Jianping
Longde
writingSystem Chinese characters

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Northern Wei dynasty precededBy Later Yan
Xianbei influenced Later Yan