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Yan

Yan

Yan may refer to:

States

Yan was the name of several states in Chinese history:

  • Yan/燕 states, two states, Zhao/召 Duke Shi/奭's oldest son was named as northern one (1122-222 BC, Marquis)'s lord by Zhou Wu/周武 King

  • Yan/奄 state, a state existing in Yin/殷 dynasty & early Zhou/周 dynasty, Ying/嬴 clan, destroyed in 1113 B.C.

  • Yan (Han dynasty kingdom)

  • Five states of the Sixteen Kingdoms period:

  • Yan (An–Shi) (756–763), rebel state founded by the An-Shi Rebellion

  • Yan (Five Dynasties period) (911–913), a state of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period

Places

  • Yan, Iran, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran

  • Yan, Kedah, district in Malaysia

  • Yan, historic village of the Haida people of Queen Charlotte Islands in the Canadian province of British Columbia

  • Yan Mountains, in North China

Names

  • Yan (surname), romanization for several Chinese surnames such as Yan/晏 clan (from Zhuanxu) & Yan/颜 clan (from Zhuanxu)

  • Yan, Cantonese transcription of surname Zhen (甄)

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

  • Yan Emperor, one of the legendary emperors of ancient China

  • Yan, Marquis of Tian (died c. 370 BC), 4th-century BC ruler of the state of Qi

  • Jacob Mikhailovich Gordin (1853–1909), writer pseudonym Yan, Ukrainian-American Yiddish-language playwright

  • Yan (musician), stage name of Jan Scott Wilkinson, English songwriter/lead singer of indie rock band, British Sea Power, founded in 2000

  • Yan Gaylit (1894–1938), Soviet corps commander

  • 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.

  • Amanda Yan (born 1988), Canadian athlete, in wheelchair basketball and other sports

  • Martin Yan (born 1948), Chinese-Canadian/American television chef; star of Yan Can Cook, carried by PBS and Food Network

  • Rico Yan (1975–2002), Filipino Actor and Matinee Idol

  • Vasily Yan (1875–1954), Russian writer

Others

  • Yan Lifts, commonly known name for Lift Engineering, aerial chairlift manufacturing company which ceased operation in 1996

See also

  • Youth Action Network, a former UK volunteering organisation

  • Yeast assimilable nitrogen, the combination of free amino nitrogen, ammonia and ammonium for fermenting wine

References

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