Emperor Wen of Chen
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| Chen Wendi (陳文帝) | |
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| Family name: | Chen (陳, chén) |
| Given name: | Qian (蒨, qiàn) |
| Temple name: | Shizu (世祖, shì zǔ) |
| Posthumous name: | Wen (文, wǔ), literary meaning: "civil" |
Emperor Wen of Chen (陳文帝) (522-566), personal name Chen Qian (陳蒨), courtesy name Zihua (子華), was an emperor of the Chinese dynasty Chen Dynasty. He was the nephew of the founding emperor, Emperor Wu (Chen Baxian), and after emperor Wu's death in 559, the officials supported him to be emperor since Emperor Wu's only surviving son, Chen Chang, was detained by rival Northern Zhou. At the time he took the throne, Chen had been devasted by war during the preceding Liang Dynasty, and many provinces nominally loyal to him were under control of relatively independent warlords. During his reign, he consolidated the state against warlords, and he also seized territory belonging to claimants to the Liang throne, Xiao Zhuang and Emperor Xuan of Western Liang, greatly expanding Chen's territory and strength.
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- Father
- Chen Daotan (陳道譚) (d. 548?), brother to Emperor Wu of Chen, posthumously created Prince Zhaolie of Shixing
- Wife
- Empress Shen Miaorong (created 559), mother of Crown Prince Bozong and Prince Bomao
- Major Concubines
- Consort Yan (d. 587), mother of Princes Boshan and Bogong
- Consort Pan, mother of Prince Bogu
- Consort Liu, mother of Prince Boxin
- Consort Wang, mother of Prince Boren
- Consort Zhang, mother of Prince Boyi
- Consort Han, mother of Prince Boli
- Consort Jiang, mother of Prince Bozhi
- Consort Kong, mother of Prince Bomou
- Children
- Chen Bozong (陳伯宗), the Crown Prince (created 559), later Emperor Fei of Chen
- Chen Bomao (陳伯茂) (b. ?[1]), initially the Prince of Shixing (created 559), later the Marquess of Wenma (demoted and killed by Emperor Xuan of Chen 568)
- Chen Boshan (陳伯山) (b. ?[2]), the Prince of Poyang (created 560, d. 589)
- Unnamed son, died early
- Chen Bogu (陳伯固) (b. 555?[3]), the Prince of Xin'an (created 565, killed in battle 582)
- Chen Bogong (陳伯恭), the Prince of Jin'an (created 565)
- Chen Boxin (陳伯信), the Prince of Hengyang (created 560, assassinated by the general Wang Yong (王勇) 589)
- Chen Boren (陳伯仁), the Prince of Luling (created 565)
- Chen Boyi (陳伯義), the Prince of Jiangxia (created 565)
- Chen Boli (陳伯禮), the Prince of Wuling (created 565)
- Unnamed son, died early
- Chen Bozhi (陳伯智), the Prince of Yongyang (created 568)
- Chen Bomou (陳伯謀), the Prince of Guiyang (created 568)
- Princess Feng'an
- Princess Fuyang
| Preceded by: Emperor Wu of Chen |
Emperor of Chen Dynasty 559-566 |
Succeeded by: Emperor Fei of Chen |
| Emperor of China (Southeastern) 559-566 |
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| Preceded by: Xiao Zhuang of Liang Dynasty |
Emperor of China (Eastern Hubei/Northern Jiangxi) 560-566 |
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| Preceded by: Emperor Xuan of Western Liang |
Emperor of China (Hunan) 561-566 |
- ^ The Book of Chen and the History of Southern Dynasties recorded that Chen Bozong was born in 554 and that he was older than Chen Bomao, but inconsistently gave Chen Bomao's age at death to be 17, which would make him born in 551, three years before Chen Bozong's birth. As Chen Bozong and Chen Bomao had the same mother -- Empress Shen -- it would appear that 555 is a more likely date, although there are obvious problems with Chen Bozong's own birthdate.
- ^ Similarly, Chen Boshan's death age was listed as 39, but that would make him, who was said to be younger than Chen Bozong and Chen Bomao, born in 550, four years earlier than Chen Bozong's listed birthdate of 554 and two years earlier than Chen Bozong's potential birthdate of 552.
- ^ Similarly, Chen Bogu's death age was listed as 27, which is not impossible, but is difficult to reconcile with Chen Bozong's birthdate.
