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Ruler · 889 – 942

Liu Yan

Lived 889 – 942; ruler. Emperor of China of Southern Han, 917 – 942; also in the line of Chinese Empire.

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Lived
889 – 942
53 years
In office
25 years
one reign
Lines
2
states
Left it
died in office
read off the dates alone

Emperor of China

Southern Han · the 1st of 4 dated reigns · 917 – 971

Liu Yan · 917 – 942 · this entry920930940950960970
killed, executed or dead in battledied in officeleft alive by a regular roadthis entry

Reigned 917 – 942 · 25 years · came to it aged 28

Left it
died in officeread off the dates alone: the term ends in 942, the year they died

Also in the line of Chinese Empire (271st of 395).

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Wikidata Q717972 (CC0) · the reigns from Wikidata's P39 terms, the rulers' own articles read by grammar (sentences quoted above, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Kokkonen & Sundell where they code the line · data built 2026-10-06 · Pastlas v2.9.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.