Yan State is a vassal state with the surname of Ji established by the Chinese nation in North China and Northeast China, and it is one of the Seven Heroes in the Warring States Period. Zhao, the founding monarch, was the imperial minister of the Western Zhou Dynasty. He was a contemporary of Zhou Wuwang and Zhou Gongdan, the illegitimate son of Zhou Wenwang.
1 1 century BC, it was called Yan State, and the eldest son, Empress Yan, could be the national seal. In the 7th century BC, Yan annexed the thistle kingdom and built thistle (now Beijing) as its capital. The territory is roughly the whole of Beijing and Tianjin today, as well as a part of Hebei, Liaoning, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia and North Korea.
Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, there has been little contact with all parts of the Central Plains, so the culture is backward compared with countries such as Qi and Chu. When Yan Huan was a prince, Shan Rong went south to attack Yan, and Yan was forced to move the capital to Linyi. Yan Zhuanggong almost perished under the invasion of Shanrong, and it was only with the military help of Qi Huangong that it was saved. Then it developed in the future and became one of the twelve princes in the Spring and Autumn Period.
In the first 323 years, Yan participated in the activities of "Five Kings" initiated by Gongsun Yan and became king. In the first 320 years, Yan rebelled and the capital was conquered by Qi and Zhongshan. With the support of King Wuling of Zhao, Ji Zhi acceded to the throne for Yan Zhaowang. After Yan Zhaowang acceded to the throne, he recruited talented people and made great efforts to govern the country. Yan's national strength increased greatly and occupied the northern part of Zhongshan. Yan attacked Hu from the east, and its territory stretched for thousands of miles until Liaodong and northern Korea.
In 284 BC, the thought of the general, together with Qin, Zhao, Han and Wei, attacked Qi, and once occupied most of the territory of Qi (except Ju and Jimo), and Yan reached its peak.
After Yan Zhaowang, Yan has been in civil strife. In the first 222 years, the Prince of Yan was captured by the State of Qin, and the State of Yan perished. Qin defined Yan's hometown as ancient times, Yuyang, Youbeiping, western Liaoning and Liaodong. Yan State is the last of many vassal states with the surname of Ji, with 43 kings in 800 years.
2. Nanyan State in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period (northeast of Yanjin County, Henan Province)
Nan Yan was a vassal state from Shang Dynasty to Spring and Autumn Period. The monarch is a famous uncle, formerly known as the descendants of the Yellow Emperor. In Shang Dynasty, it was named Yan (now the northeast of Yanjin County, Henan Province) and the Yan State was established. Historically, it was called Southern Yan, which is different from the country of Ji.
3. The Han Dynasty sealed the country-Yan State (the capital of Ji Cheng)
In the fifth year of Emperor Wudi's reign (202 BC), Lu Wan was ordered to flee to Xiongnu. In the twelfth year of Emperor Gaozu (195), Liu Jian, the son of Emperor Gaozu, was appointed as the Prince of Yan State, with the capital of Jicheng. Liu Jian died in the last seven years (18 1) and was changed to Yan County.
In the eighth year of Gaohou (before 180), Lutong was made a prince, died after Gaohou in the same year, and Lutong was killed. In the first year of Emperor Wendi (before 180), Liu Ze, the king of Langya, was the prince of Yan State, both of whom were in Ji Cheng. In the second year of Yuanshuo (before 127), the prince of Yan Liu Dingguo (great-grandson) committed suicide because of sin, and his title was changed to Yan County. In the sixth year of Yuanshou (1 17), Emperor Wu made Liu Dan the prince of Yan, and the capital of Yan was Jicheng. In the first year of Yuanfeng (the first 80 years), Liu Dan hanged himself for rebellion, and Yan was excluded. Change it to yangguang county.
4. Wei (the capital of Ji Cheng)
In the fifth year of Cao Wei Taihe (23 1), Wei Mingdi made his uncle Cao Yu the prince of Yan, changed the county of Yan to the state of Yan, and made Ji Cheng its capital. In the second year of Xianxi (265), Wei died and the country was eliminated.
5. The county king of Jin Dynasty sealed a country-Yan State (the capital of Ji Cheng).
In the first year of Taishi in the Western Jin Dynasty (265), Emperor Wu of Jin sealed it.
Brother Sima Ji is the prince of Yan, and the fief is Yan (capital city? ), Gu Jun and Fan Yangguo in the west and Peiping County in the east, is a secluded state. During the "Eight Kings Rebellion", the country was abolished as a county.
6. Yan Qian (the capital of Dajicheng, Longcheng, Yuji and Ye)
Yan Qian (337-370) was a political power established by Murong Mu, the leader of Xianbei nationality, during the Sixteen Kingdoms Period. In order to distinguish it from Murong Yan of the same period, historians call it Yan Qian. Its ruling areas include parts of Beijing, Hebei, Shandong, Shanxi, Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu and Liaoning, which lasted for three generations, three masters and thirty-four years.
In the 10th year of Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty (274), Pingzhou was established in Changli County (governing Changli County, Bintu County and Liucheng County), Liaodong Prefecture, Xuantu County, Daifang County and Le Lang County. In the fourth year of Taikang (283), Segui Murong died and his brother Murong Nai usurped power. In the sixth year of Taikang (285), people killed Murong Nai and welcomed Murong Hui to the throne.
In November of the third year of Jincheng Xiankang (337), Murong Mu of Liaodong became the prince. In 345, in the third year of Emperor Kang of Jin Dynasty, Murong Mu, the prince of Yan State, was called twelve years of Yan State according to the example of the Warring States Period.
In November of the fourth year of Murong (352), the prince defeated Wei Ran. According to the records of Hebei Province, Mu Rongchui proclaimed himself emperor and established the title of Yuan Xi. In 369, Mu Rongchui, the king of Wu, was defeated by Huan Wen in the battle of Fang Tou. In November of the 11th year of Jianxi (370), the former Qin Dynasty destroyed the former Yan.
7. Houyan (capital Zhongshan, Longcheng)
Houyan (384-407) was a country founded by Murong, a Xianbei man, during the Sixteen Kingdoms Period. It was founded by Mu Rongchui, the fifth son of former Yan Emperor Murong Mu, who lived in Zhongshan (now Dingzhou, Hebei Province) and later moved to Longcheng (now Chaoyang, Liaoning Province). At its peak, it is in most areas of Hebei, Shandong and Liaoning, Shanxi and Henan provinces. In 384, Mu Rongchui claimed to be the Prince of Yan in Xingyang (now Xingyang, Henan) and established Houyan. After the Battle of Shenbei River in 395, Houyan split in two and began to decline. In June 396, the Northern Wei Dynasty captured Zhongshan (now Dingzhou, Hebei Province), the capital of Houyan. During the Longcheng period, the post-Yan was in chaos, and it was replaced by the Northern Yan in 407. Twenty-four years after seven masters of Yan Li.
8. Xiyan (the eldest son of Beijing)
Xiyan (384-394) was a political power established by Murong Hong after Yan Qian's death in the Sixteen Kingdoms Period. Cui Hong did not independently develop political power when he wrote The Spring and Autumn Period of Sixteen Countries, and the Sixteen Countries Period was not within 16 countries. The eldest son has its capital (now Changzhi, Shanxi). At its peak, there were some Shanxi and some Henan.
It was wiped out by Houyan in 394, which lasted for 7 years, *** 10 years.
9. Beiyan (capital Longcheng)
Beiyan (407-436) was a political power established by Feng Ba, a Han nationality in Xianbei during the Sixteen Kingdoms Period. In 407, Feng Ba destroyed Hou Yan and made Gao Yun (Murong Yun) the king of heaven, so that Dulong City (now Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province) still used the name of Yan State, which was called Beiyan in history. In 409, Gao Yun was killed by his subordinate Liu Gong and peach kernel. After Feng Baping's coup, Tianwang was located in Changli (now Yixian County, Liaoning Province). It is reported that there are Liaoning Province in the southwest and Hebei Province in the northeast. It was destroyed by the Northern Wei Dynasty in 436.
Because it is the capital of Longcheng, also known as Huanglong, it was called Huanglong country in the Southern Song Dynasty. There are also historical books, because they are located in the south-east of China, also called Dongyan, but they are rare.