Chen Dynasty

Chen Dynasty
Chen
陳
←
557–589 →
Asia in 565 AD, showing Chen territory
Capital Jiankang
Political structure Empire
Emperor
 - 557-559 Emperor Wu of Chen
 - 559-566 Emperor Wen of Chen
 - 566-568 Emperor Fei of Chen
 - 569-582 Emperor Xuan of Chen
 - 582-589 Chen Shubao
History
 - Established 16 November[1] 557
 - Disestablished 10 February[2] 589
 - Chen Shubao's death 16 December 604[3]
For other uses, see Chen.

The Chen Dynasty (simplified Chinese: 陈朝; traditional Chinese: 陳朝; pinyin: Chén cháo) (557-589), also known as the Southern Chen Dynasty, was the fourth and last of the Southern dynasties in China, eventually destroyed by the Sui Dynasty.

When the dynasty was founded by Emperor Wu, it was exceedingly weak, possessing only a small portion of the territory once held by its predecessor Liang Dynasty -- and that portion was devastated by wars that had doomed Liang. However, Emperor Wu's successors Emperor Wen and Emperor Xuan were capable rulers, and the state gradually solidified and strengthened, becoming roughly equal in power to rivals Northern Zhou and Northern Qi. After Northern Zhou destroyed Northern Qi in 577, Chen was cornered. To make matters worse, its final emperor Chen Shubao was an incompetent and indulgent ruler, and Chen was eventually destroyed by Northern Zhou's successor state Sui.

Contents

Sovereigns of Chen Dynasty (557-589)

Posthumous name Family name and given names Period of Reigns Era names and their according range of years
Convention: Chen + posthumous name
Emperor Wu of Chen - Wu Di (武帝 wǔ dì) Chen Baxian (陳霸先 chén bà xiān) 557-559 Yongding (永定 yǒng dìng) 557-559
Emperor Wen of Chen - Wen Di (文帝 wén dì) Chen Qian (陳蒨 chén qiàn) 559-566 Tianjia (天嘉 tiān jiā) 560-566
Tiankang (天康 tiān kāng) 566
Emperor Fei of Chen - Fei Di (廢帝 fèi dì) Chen Bozong (陳伯宗 chén bó zōng) 566-568 Guangda (光大 guāng dà) 566-568
Emperor Xuan of Chen - Xuan Di (宣帝 xuān dì) Chen Xu (陳頊 chén xū) 569-582 Taijian (太建 tài jiàn) 569-582
Houzhu (後主 hòu zhǔ) Chen Shubao (陳叔寶 chén shú bǎo) 583-589 Zhide (至德 zhì dé) 583-586
Zhenming (禎明 zhēn míng) 587-589

Notes

  1. ^ Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 167.
  2. ^ Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 177.
  3. ^ Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 180.

References

External links

v · d · eSouthern and Northern Dynasties (420–589)
Northern dynasties
Southern dynasties
Liu Song • Southern Qi • Liang • Chen

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