The Northern Yan (Chinese: 北燕; pinyin: Bĕiyàn; 407 or 409-436) was a state of Han Chinese during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms in China.
The second Emperor of Northern Yan, Feng Ba, was Han chinese.
All rulers of the Northern Yan declared themselves "emperors".
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