State of Yan: Sources

• Ancient Bamboo Annals. The Bamboo Writings Annals ["Ancient" Edition] (Gǔ běn Zhúshū jìnián|古本竹書紀年) online
• Ancient Bamboo Annals Redacted. Fāng Shīmíng (方诗铭), Wáng Xiūlíng (王修龄). Ancient Bamboo Annals Redacted and Substantiated (Gǔ běn Zhúshū jìnián Jí zhèng |古本竹书纪年辑证). Shanghai: Shànghǎi Gǔjí chūbǎnshè, 1981. online
• Contemporary Bamboo Annals. The Bamboo Writings Annals ["Contemporary" Edition] (Jīn běn Zhúshū jìnián|今本竹書紀年) online
• Historical Records. Historical Records (Shǐjì|史記) online; online
• Historical Records Commentary. Seeking the Obscure in the Historical Records (Shǐjì Suǒyǐn|史記索隱) online

• Cao–Kang–Luo (2016). Cáo Bīn, Kāng Yǔhǔ and Luō Xuán. "Marquis Yan's Bronzes and Early Genealogy of Yan State" (Yǎn hóu tóngqì yǔ Yānguó zǎoqī shìxì|匽侯铜器与燕国早期世系). Jianghan Archeology (Jiānghàn kǎogǔ|江汉考古) 146, No. 5 (2016): 70-76
• Du (1998). Dù Biǎosōng. "A New Interpretation of the Kèléi and Kèhé Inscriptions" (Kèléi Kèhé míngwén xīn shì|克罍克盉铭文新释). Journal of the Palace Museum (Gùgōngbówùyuàn yuànkān|故宫博物院院刊) 79, No. 1 (1998): 61-64
• Huang (2023). Huáng Jǐnqián. "The clan affiliation of the Beibai'e cemetery in Yuanqu and related issues" (Yuánqǔ Běibáié mùdì zú shǔ jí yǒuguān wèntí|垣曲北白鹅墓地族属及有关问题). Cultural Relics Quarterly (Wénwù jìkān|文物 季刊) No. 1 (2023):73-81
• Tang (2020a). Táng Fēngyè. "Gōng, hóu, bó, zǐ, nán? Bronze inscriptions show that there was no five-rank system in the Western Zhou Dynasty" (Gōng, hóu, bó, zǐ, nán? Jīnwén xiǎnshì Xī Zhōu bìng wú wǔ děng jué zhì|“公、侯、伯、子、男”？金文显示西周并无五等爵制). A Brief History of the Western Zhou Dynasty Series (Jiǎn shuō Xī Zhōu shǐ|简说西周史) 21. online
• Tang (2020b). Táng Fēngyè. "Who was the first king of the State of Yan in the Zhou Dynasty and what was his title? Oracle inscriptions and bronze inscriptions corrected history" (Zhōudài Yānguó de shǐ fēngjūn shì shéi, juéwèi wèihé? Bǔcí hé jīnwén jiūzhèng le lìshǐ|周代燕国的始封君是谁、爵位为何？卜辞和金文纠正了历史). A Brief History of the Western Zhou Dynasty Series (Jiǎn shuō Xī Zhōu shǐ|简说西周史) 23. online