Map Introduction

State of Northern Yan: A fiefdom of the Ji-surname descendants of the Duke of Shao. Its territory was located in present-day Hebei and Liaodong regions, originally called the State of Yan.

Furthermore, according to Baidu Baike, some scholars believe there was an ancient Yan state during the late Shang Dynasty. Archaeologists have discovered a relatively large Shang and Zhou dynasty site in the areas of Tongjialin and Huangtupo Village, Liulihe Township, Fangshan District, Beijing. This includes a city site established in the late Shang Dynasty that continued into the Western Zhou period.

Map Source

The Historical Map of Northern Yan State in the Spring and Autumn Period of China is sourced from The Historical Atlas of China, Volume 1(2)—Maps of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, published by SinoMaps Press on October 1, 1982, with Tan Qixiang as its author.

The Historical Atlas of China is an atlas focusing primarily on the historical administrative divisions and territories of China throughout its dynasties, compiled under the chief editorship of Tan Qixiang. The entire work spans from the primitive society to the end of the Qing dynasty, organized into 8 volumes and 20 sections according to historical periods, containing a total of 304 maps (not including illustrations). All maps juxtapose historical and modern geography. The compilation of this atlas began in the 1950s, it was seriously disturbed during the cultural revolution. The internal edition was published in 1975 but contained numerous errors. Publication of Volumes 1-8 occurred successively starting in 1982. The Historical Atlas of China is a rare and valuable resource for studying the historical administrative divisions of China.

Related Maps * Historical Map of the Spring and Autumn Period in China * Historical Map of the States of Jin and Qin during the Spring and Autumn Period in China * Historical Map of the States of Zheng, Song, and Wei during the Spring and Autumn Period in China