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Yan may refer to:
States
Yan (燕) was the name of several states in Chinese history:
- Two states that existed during the Zhou dynasty
- Yan (state) (11th century – 222 BC), a major state in northern China
- Southern Yan (Zhou dynasty), a minor state in central China
- Five states of the Sixteen Kingdoms period:
- Former Yan (337–370)
- Later Yan (384–407)
- Western Yan (384–394)
- Southern Yan (398–410)
- Northern Yan (407–436)
- Yan (An–Shi) (756–763), rebel state founded by the An-Shi Rebellion
- Yan (Five Dynasties period) (911–913), a state of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period
Places
- Yan, Iran, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran
- Yan, Kedah, district in Malaysia
- Yan, historic village of the Haida people of Queen Charlotte Islands in the Canadian province of British Columbia
- Yan Mountains, in North China
Names
- Yan (surname), romanization for several Chinese surnames
- Yan, Cantonese transcription of surname Zhen (甄)
- Yan, transliteration of the name "Ян" (Jan) from the Russian language
- Yan Emperor, one of the legendary emperors of ancient China
- Yan, Marquis of Tian (died c. 370 BC), 4th-century BC ruler of the state of Qi
- Jacob Mikhailovich Gordin (1853–1909), writer pseudonym Yan, Ukrainian-American Yiddish-language playwright
- Yan (musician), stage name of Jan Scott Wilkinson, English songwriter/lead singer of indie rock band, British Sea Power, founded in 2000
- Yan Klukowski (born 1987), English professional footballer
- Amanda Yan (born 1988), Canadian athlete, in wheelchair basketball and other sports
- Martin Yan (born 1948), Chinese-Canadian/American television chef; star of Yan Can Cook, carried by PBS and Food Network
- Rico Yan (1975–2002), Filipino Actor and Matinee Idol
- Vasily Yan (1875–1954), Russian writer
Others
- Yan Lifts, commonly known name for Lift Engineering, aerial chairlift manufacturing company which ceased operation in 1996
See also
- Youth Action Network, a former UK volunteering organisation
- Yeast assimilable nitrogen, the combination of free amino nitrogen, ammonia and ammonium for fermenting wine
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