| Native Name: | Chinese: 燕 |
| Conventional Long Name: | Yan |
| Common Name: | Yan |
| Government Type: | Monarchy |
| Year Start: | 756 |
| Year End: | 763 |
| Era: | An Lushan Rebellion |
| P1: | Tang dynasty |
| S1: | Tang dynasty |
| Event Start: | An Lushan's self-declaration as emperor |
| Date Start: | February 5 |
| Event End: | Shi Chaoyi's suicide |
| Capital: | Luoyang (756–757) Yecheng (757–759) Fanyang (759) Luoyang (759–762) |
| Common Languages: | Chinese |
| Religion: | Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Chinese folk religion |
| Currency: | Chinese coin, Chinese cash |
| Leader1: | An Lushan, 1st |
| Leader2: | An Qingxu, 2nd |
| Leader3: | Shi Siming, 3rd |
| Leader4: | Shi Chaoyi, 4th |
| Year Leader1: | 756–757 |
| Year Leader2: | 757–759 |
| Year Leader3: | 759–761 |
| Year Leader4: | 761–763 |
| Title Leader: | Emperor |
| Today: | China |
Yan, also known as the Great Yan, was a dynastic state of China established in 756 by the former Tang general An Lushan, after he rebelled against Emperor Xuanzong of Tang in 755. The state collapsed in 763 with the death of An Lushan's former subordinate Shi Chaoyi (son of Shi Siming), who was the last person to claim the title as emperor of Yan.
| Personal name | Reign | Era name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Lushan (安祿山) | 5 February 756 – 29 January 757 | Shèngwǔ (聖武) 756–758 | |
| An Qingxu (安慶緒) | 30 January 757 – 10 April 759 |
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| Shi Siming (史思明) | 9 May 759 – 18 April 761 | Shùntiān (順天) 759 (?) | |
| Shi Chaoyi (史朝義) | April 761 – February 763 (1 year and 10 months) | Xiǎnshèng (顯聖) 761–763 |
An Qingxu, son of An Lushan, succeeded his father. He was murdered by rebels.
Shi Siming (703–761, age 58), lieutenant under An Lushan, succeeded An Qingxu. He was murdered by his son.
Shi Chaoyi, son of Shi Siming, succeeded his father. He committed suicide after losing Luoyang to Li Huaixian.
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