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Former Yan

Chinese Sixteen Kingdoms dynastic state (337–370)
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Former Yan

Summary

Former Yan is a historical Chinese state[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Former Yan is on the continent of Asia[3].
  • Former Yan's instance of is recorded as historical Chinese state[4].
  • Former Yan's capital is recorded as Ji[5].
  • Former Yan is part of Sixteen Kingdoms[6].
  • January 1, 337 marks the founding of Former Yan[7].
  • Former Yan was dissolved in January 1, 370[8].
  • Former Yan's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Former Yan[9].
  • Former Yan's described by source is recorded as Book of Jin[10].
  • Former Yan's replaces is recorded as Ran Wei[11].
  • Former Yan's replaced by is recorded as Former Qin[12].

Body

Geography

Former Yan is on the continent of Asia[3]. It is part of Sixteen Kingdoms[6].

Designation and Status

Former Yan's instance of is recorded as historical Chinese state[4].

History and Context

January 1, 337 marks the founding of Former Yan[7].

Why It Matters

Former Yan has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1rUmMj
    Instance of → historical Chinese state
    Replaces → Ran Wei
    Dissolved → —
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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