Difference between revisions of "State of Yan"
From SamuraiWiki
Jump to navigationJump to search (Created page with "*''Chinese'': 燕 ''(Yān)'' The State of Yan was an ancient Chinese state known for its knife coins - bronze currency minted in knife-like shapes, rather than circular o...") |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
*''Chinese'': 燕 ''(Yān)'' | *''Chinese'': 燕 ''(Yān)'' | ||
| − | The State of Yan was an ancient Chinese state known for its [[knife coins]] - bronze currency minted in knife-like shapes, rather than circular ones. Yan was conquered and fell in 222 BCE. | + | The State of Yan was an ancient Chinese state known for its [[knife coins]] - bronze [[currency]] minted in knife-like shapes, rather than circular ones. Yan was conquered and fell in 222 BCE. |
{{stub}} | {{stub}} | ||
Latest revision as of 02:45, 2 June 2025
- Chinese: 燕 (Yān)
The State of Yan was an ancient Chinese state known for its knife coins - bronze currency minted in knife-like shapes, rather than circular ones. Yan was conquered and fell in 222 BCE.
References
- Gregory Smits, Early Ryukyuan History: A New Model, Univ. of Hawaii Press (2024), 54.
