Yan (An–Shi)

Yan
燕
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
•	756–757	An Lushan, 1st
•	757–759	An Qingxu, 2nd
•	759–761	Shi Siming, 3rd
•	761–763	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
Preceded by Succeeded by Tang Dynasty Tang Dynasty

Yan (Chinese: 燕; 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)

See also

• An Lushan Rebellion