The Yan State at present-day Beijing, established…

The Yan State at present-day Beijing, established by Liu Shouguang in 911, only lasts for two years before destroyed by Li Cunxu, the son of Li Keyong and the prominent leader of what will become the Later Tang Dynasty.

As the only ruler of Yan, Liu wis noted for his cruelty, so this Yan is also called Jie Yan, which compares the regime to a former one under the cruel king Jie in Xia Dynasty.