Yan (An–Shi)

Yan

756–763
Capital Luoyang (756–757)
Yecheng (757–759)
Fanyang (759)
Luoyang (759–762)
Languages Chinese
Religion Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Chinese folk religion
Government Monarchy
Emperor
   756757 An Lushan, 1st
  757759 An Qingxu, 2nd
  759761 Shi Siming, 3rd
  761763 Shi Chaoyi, 4th
Historical era An Lushan Rebellion
   An Lushan's self-declaration as emperor February 5, 756
   Shi Chaoyi's suicide 763
Currency Chinese coin, Chinese cash

Yan (Chinese: ; pinyin: Yān), also known as the Great Yan (Chinese: 大燕; pinyin: Dà Yān), was a state established in 756 by the Tang Dynasty general An Lushan, after he rebelled against the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang in 755. The state was extinguished in 763, with the death of An Lushan's former subordinate, Shi Siming's son, Shi Chaoyi, who was the last person to claim the title as Yan's emperor.

Rulers of Yan

Temple name Posthumous name Personal name Duration of reign Era name
Chinese convention: use family name and given name
None La (剌 là) An Lushan 756-757 Shengwu (聖武 Shèngwǔ)
None None An Qingxu 757-759 Tiancheng (天成 Tiānchéng)
None None Shi Siming 759-761 Shuntian (順天 Shùntiān) 759-761
Yingtian (應天 Yìngtiān) 761
None None Shi Chaoyi 761-763 Xiansheng (顯聖 Xiǎnshèng)

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