Yan may refer to: Chinese states Yan (state) (11th century – 222 BC), a major state in northern China during the Zhou dynasty Yan (Han dynasty kingdom), first appearing in 206 BC Yan (Three Kingdoms kingdom), officially claimed independence in 237 but considered to have ruled since 190 Former Yan (337–370) Later Yan (384–407) Yan (An–Shi) (756–763), a rebel state founded by the An-Shi Rebellion Yan (Five Dynasties period) (911–913) Names Yan (surname), romanization for several Chinese surnames Yan, a Cantonese transcription of surname Zhen (甄) Yan, a transliteration of the name "Ян" (Jan) from the Russian language People Yan Emperor, a legendary emperor of ancient China Yan, Marquis of Tian (died c. 370 BC), 4th-century BC ruler of the state of Qi Yan (musician) or Jan Scott Wilkinson, English singer-songwriter Jacob Mikhailovich Gordin or Yan (1853–1909), Ukrainian-American Yiddish-language playwright Yan Zhu, software developer Places Yan, a historic village of the Haida people of Queen Charlotte Islands in what is now British Columbia, Canada Yan Mountains, a mountain range in north China Yan, Iran, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran Yan, Kedah, a district in Malaysia Other uses Yan Lifts, commonly known name for Lift Engineering, aerial chairlift manufacturing company which ceased operation in 1996 People with the given name Yan Gaylit (1894–1938), Soviet corps commander Yan Karlovich Berzin (1889–1938), Soviet military commander and politician Yan Klukowski (born 1987), English professional footballer Yan Rudzutak (1887–1938), Bolshevik revolutionary and a Soviet politician See also Northern Yan (407–436) Southern Yan (398–410) Western Yan (384–394) Yeast assimilable nitrogen, the combination of free amino nitrogen, ammonia and ammonium for fermenting wine Youth Action Network, a former UK volunteering organisation