Duan tribe

The Duan (Chinese: ; pinyin: Duàn) was a pre-state tribe of Xianbei ethnicity during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms in China. The reason the tribe adopted the Han Chinese surname Duan is unknown. Duan Wuwuchen was given in 303 a hereditary title the "Duke of Liaoxi" by the Jin Dynasty. Even after their tribe was defeated and absorbed by Former Yan, the Duan clan remained honored and powerful, and several Former Yan and Later Yan empresses, as well as important officials, were members of the Duan clan.

Chieftains of the Duan

NameDuration of reign
Chinese convention: use family name and given name
日陸眷 Rìlùjuàn250–271
乞珍 Qǐzhēn270-303
段務勿塵 Duàn Wùwùchen303 – 310 or 311
段疾陸眷 Duàn Jílùjuàn310 or 311 – 318
段涉復辰 Duàn Shèfùchén318
段匹磾 Duàn Pǐdī318–321
段末柸 Duàn Mòpeī318–325
段牙 Duàn Yá325
段遼 Duàn Liáo325 or 326 – 338

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