States
- Yan (state), ancient Chinese state during the Zhou Dynasty
- Former Yan, Southern Yan, Western Yan, and Later Yan: Murong-Xianbei states during the Sixteen Kingdoms Period
- Yan (Anshi), the rebel state which played a key role in the An Shi Rebellion during the Tang Dynasty
- Yan (Ten Kingdoms), short-lived state around present-day Beijing at beginning of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period
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