Later Yan (384โ407 AD) was a state of the Sixteen Kingdoms founded by Murong Chui following the collapse of the Former Qin empire. As a restoration of the Murong clan's Former Yan dynasty, it briefly regained control over the eastern plains of Northern China.
Known for its powerful heavy cavalry and the military genius of its founder, Later Yan was the primary rival of the rising Northern Wei. However, following a disastrous defeat at the Battle of Canhe Slope, the state was divided and eventually replaced by Northern Yan and Later Yan's fragments.