| Former Yan (前燕) 燕 |
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| Capital | Jicheng (棘城) (337-341) Longcheng (341-350) Jicheng (薊城) (350-357) Yecheng (357-370) |
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| Government | Monarchy | |||
| Emperor | ||||
| - 337-348 | Murong Huang | |||
| - 348-360 | Murong Jun | |||
| - 360-370 | Murong Wei | |||
| History | ||||
| - Murong Huang's claim of princely title | 23 November 337[1][2] 337 | |||
| - Murong Jun's claim of imperial title | 4 January 353[3][4] | |||
| - Fall of Yecheng | 11 December 370[5][6] | |||
| - Disestablished | 370 | |||
The Former Yan (Chinese: 前燕; pinyin: Qiányàn; 337-370) was a state of Xianbei ethnicity during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms in China.
Initially, Murong Huang and his son Murong Jun claimed the Jin Dynasty (265-420)-created title "Prince of Yan," but subsequently, in 352, after seizing most of the former Later Zhao territory, Murong Juan would declare himself emperor, and after that point, the rulers of the Former Yan declared themselves "emperors".
| Temple names | Posthumous names | Family names and given name | Durations of reigns | Era names and their according durations |
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| Taizu (太祖 Taìzǔ) | Wenming (文明 Wénmíng) | 慕容皝 Mùróng Huǎng | 337-348 | Yanwang (燕王 Yànwáng) 337-348 |
| Liezong (烈宗 Lièzōng) | Jingzhao (景昭 Jǐngzhāo) | 慕容儁 Mùróng Jùn | 348-360 | Yanwang (燕王 Yànwáng) 348-353 Yuanxi (元璽 Yuánxǐ) 353-357 Guangshou (光壽 Guāngshoù) 357-360 |
| Did not exist | You (幽 Yōu) | 慕容暐 Mùróng Wěi | 360-370 | Jianxi (建熙 Jiànxī) 360-370 |
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