Yan Kingdom (Han dynasty)

For the kingdom first appearing in the Eastern Han and Three Kingdoms, see Yan (Three Kingdoms).
Kingdoms of the Han dynasty in 195 BC

Yan (燕國) was a kingdom/principality in early Imperial China. It first appeared during the interregnum between the Qin and Han dynasties as one of the Eighteen Kingdoms created by Xiang Yu, and was subsequently dissolved and recreated multiple times, mainly during the Han dynasty. It was eventually dissolved in the War of the Eight Princes during the Jin dynasty.