Yan Explained

Yan may refer to:

States

• Yan (state) (11th century BC–222 BC), a major state in northern China during the Zhou dynasty
• Yan Kingdom (Han dynasty), first appearing in 206 BC
  • Prince of Yan title held in various dynasties of China
• Yan (Three Kingdoms), from 237 to 238
• Former Yan (337–370), a Xianbei state in present-day Hebei
• Western Yan (384–394), a Xianbei state in present-day Shanxi
• Later Yan (384–409), a Xianbei state during Sixteen Kingdoms Period
• Southern Yan (398–410), a Xianbei state in present-day Shandong
• Northern Yan (407–436), successor of Later Yan
• Yan (An–Shi) (756–763), a rebel state founded by the An Lushan rebellion
• Yan (Five Dynasties period) short-lived state in Hebei from 911 to 913

Names

Surname

• Yan (surname), romanization for several Chinese surnames
• Yan, a Cantonese transcription of surname Zhen (甄)

Given name

• Yan, a transliteration of the name "Ян" (Jan) from the Russian language

Mononymous persons

• Yan Emperor, a legendary emperor of ancient China
• Yan, Marquis of Tian (died c. 370 BC), 4th-century BC ruler of the state of Qi
• Yan (musician) or Jan Scott Wilkinson, English singer-songwriter
• Yan (footballer, born 1997), Brazilian footballer

First name

• Yan Gaylit (1894–1938), Soviet corps commander
• Yan Gomes (born 1987), Brazilian baseball player
• Yan Karlovich Berzin (1889–1938), Soviet military commander and politician
• Yan Klukowski (born 1987), English professional footballer
• Yan Rudzutak (1887–1938), Bolshevik revolutionary and a Soviet politician
• Yan Zhu, software developer

Fictional characters

• Yan Bibiyan, children's book character by Mylgarian writer Elin Pelin

Places

• Yan, a historic village of the Haida people of Queen Charlotte Islands in what is now British Columbia, Canada
• Yan Mountains, a mountain range in north China
• Yan, Iran, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran
• Yan, Kedah, a district in Malaysia

Other uses

• Yan Lifts, commonly known name for Lift Engineering, aerial chairlift manufacturing company which ceased operation in 1996
• Yeast assimilable nitrogen, the combination of free amino nitrogen, ammonia and ammonium for fermenting wine
• Youth Action Network, a former UK volunteering organisation