Articles relating to theDuan tribe, a pre-statetribe ofXianbei ethnicity during the era ofSixteen Kingdoms inChina. The reason the tribe adopted theHanChinese surname Duan is unknown.Duan Wuwuchen was given in 303 a hereditary title— the "Duke ofLiaoxi" —by theJin dynasty. Even after their tribe was defeated and absorbed byFormer Yan, the Duan clan remained honored and powerful, and several Former Yan andLater Yan empresses, as well as important officials, were members of the Duan clan.
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