Crown Prince Dan of Yan

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Crown Prince Dan of Yan (Chinese: 燕太子丹) was the crown prince of the state of Yan during the Warring States Period in China. Jing Ke was sent to assassinate Qin Shi Huang, then Emperor of China, but he failed. King Xi of Yan, Dan's father and the last king of Yan, ordered the execution of Dan to please the Qin after Ji, the capital of Yan, had fallen. Invasion of Qin did halt for few years, during which time the states of Wei and Chu were conquered. Meanwhile the King Xi of Yan moved to the Liaodong Commandery.

The state of Yan was conquered in 222 BC and King Xi was captured.

[edit] Role in The Emperor and the Assassin

Crown Prince Dan put forward the assassination to please Qin-Shi, Qin Shihuangdi's concubine. However, the attempted "assassination" was a "failure".

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