Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning · north Hebei · the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕[Qian2 Yan1]{cin4 jin1} (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hou4 Yan1]{hau6 jin1} (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1]{naam4 jin1} (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1]{bak1 jin1} (409-436)
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1Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning
2north Hebei
3the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕[Qian2 Yan1]{cin4 jin1} (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hou4 Yan1]{hau6 jin1} (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1]{naam4 jin1} (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1]{bak1 jin1} (409-436)