Yan

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Yan was an ancient Chinese state during the Zhou dynasty era, located in the northeast and later annexed by the expanding Qin state in the late 3rd century BCE.

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Surface form Occurrences
Yan (state) 0

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Chinese state
capital Ji NERFINISHED
Xiadu NERFINISHED
continent Asia
country China
endCause conquest by Qin
endTime 222 BCE
enemy Qi (state) NERFINISHED
Qin (state) NERFINISHED
Zhao (state) NERFINISHED
event annexation by Qin
followed Western Zhou NERFINISHED
followedBy Qin dynasty NERFINISHED
governmentType monarchy
hasArchaeologicalSite Xiadu ruins NERFINISHED
hasCulturalSphere Chinese civilization
hasLanguage Old Chinese NERFINISHED
hasLegacy name used in later Yan dynasties
hasRulerTitle King of Yan NERFINISHED
Marquis of Yan NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Beijing region NERFINISHED
Hebei region NERFINISHED
Liaoning region NERFINISHED
northeastern China
locatedInTimePeriod Spring and Autumn period NERFINISHED
Warring States period NERFINISHED
Zhou dynasty NERFINISHED
modernLocationCorrespondsTo Beijing NERFINISHED
Hebei Province NERFINISHED
Liaoning Province NERFINISHED
notableEvent Yan invasion of Qi NERFINISHED
assassination attempt on King Zheng of Qin
notableFigure Jing Ke NERFINISHED
Le Yi NERFINISHED
Prince Dan of Yan NERFINISHED
notableRuler King Hui of Yan NERFINISHED
King Wucheng of Yan NERFINISHED
King Xi of Yan NERFINISHED
King Zhao of Yan NERFINISHED
partOf Zhou dynasty feudal system
partOfConflict Warring States period NERFINISHED
religion Chinese folk religion
ancestor worship
sharesBorderWith Korean polities
Qi (state) NERFINISHED
Zhao (state) NERFINISHED
startTime Western Zhou period NERFINISHED
usedScript Chinese script

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state of Qin conqueredState Yan
subject surface form: State of Qin