Yan

Yan may refer to:

Chinese states

• Yan (state) (11th century – 222 BC), a major state in northern China during the Zhou dynasty
• Yan (Han dynasty kingdom), first appearing in 206 BC
• Yan (Three Kingdoms kingdom), officially claimed independence in 237 but considered to have ruled since 190
• Former Yan (337–370)
• Later Yan (384–407)
• Yan (An–Shi) (756–763), a rebel state founded by the An-Shi Rebellion
• Yan (Five Dynasties period) (911–913)

Names

• Yan (surname), romanization for several Chinese surnames
• Yan, a Cantonese transcription of surname Zhen (甄)
• Yan, a transliteration of the name "Ян" (Jan) from the Russian language

People

• Yan Emperor, a legendary emperor of ancient China
• Yan, Marquis of Tian (died c. 370 BC), 4th-century BC ruler of the state of Qi
• Yan (musician) or Jan Scott Wilkinson, English singer-songwriter
• Jacob Mikhailovich Gordin or Yan (1853–1909), Ukrainian-American Yiddish-language playwright

Places

• Yan, a historic village of the Haida people of Queen Charlotte Islands in what is now British Columbia, Canada
• Yan Mountains, a mountain range in north China
• Yan, Iran, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran
• Yan, Kedah, a district in Malaysia

Other uses

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

People with the given name

• 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

See also

• Northern Yan (407–436)
• Southern Yan (398–410)
• Western Yan (384–394)
• Yeast assimilable nitrogen, the combination of free amino nitrogen, ammonia and ammonium for fermenting wine
• Youth Action Network, a former UK volunteering organisation