| Yan 燕 |
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| Capital | Luoyang (756–757) Yecheng (757–759) Fanyang (759) Luoyang (759–762) |
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| Language(s) | 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 | |||
| History | ||||
| - An Lushan's self-declaration as emperor | February 5, 756 756 | |||
| - Shi Chaoyi's suicide | 763 | |||
| Currency | Chinese coin, Chinese cash | |||
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.
| Temple names | Posthumous names | Family names and given name | Durations of reigns | Era names and their according durations |
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| None | La (剌 là) | An Lushan (安祿山 Ān Lù Shān) | 756-757 | Shengwu (聖武 Shèng Wǔ) 756-757 |
| None | None | An Qingxu (安慶緒 Ān Qìng Xù) | 757-759 | Tiancheng (天成 Tiān Chéng) 757-759 |
| None | None | Shi Siming (史思明 Shǐ Sī Míng) | 759-761 | Shuntian (順天 Shùn Tiān) 759-761 Yingtian (應天 Yìng Tiān) 761 |
| None | None | Shi Chaoyi (史朝義 Shǐ Cháo Yì) | 761-763 | Xiansheng (顯聖 Xiǎn Shèng) 761-763 |