Duke Wu of Chen information

Duke Wu of Chen (Chinese: 陳武公; pinyin: Chén Wǔ Gōng; reigned 795 BC – died 781 BC), personal name Gui Ling, was a ruler of the Chen state. Duke Wu succeeded...

of the State of Lu Duke Wu of Chen (r. 795–781 BC), ruler of the State of Chen Duke Wu of Jin (r. 716–677 BC), also called Duke Wu of Quwo, ruler of the...

father-in-law, King Wu of Zhou, who founded the Zhou dynasty in 1046 BC. Duke Hu was the founder of the Chen state, a dynastic vassal state of the Zhou dynasty...

his father Duke Wu of Chen, who died in 781 BC. Duke Yi's reign coincided with that of King You of Zhou, the last king of Western Zhou. Duke Yi died after...

Duke Xi of Chen (Chinese: 陳僖公; died 796 BC), personal name Gui Xiao, was a duke of the Chen state. He succeeded his father, Duke You, to the Chen throne...

Emperor Wu of Chen (Chinese: 陳武帝; 503– 9 August 559), personal name Chen Baxian (陳霸先), courtesy name Xingguo (興國), childhood name Fasheng (法生), was the...

founded by Chen Baxian (Emperor Wu). The Chen dynasty further strengthened and revitalized the economy and culture of southern China, and made territorial...

Duke Ping of Chen (Chinese: 陳平公; pinyin: Chén Píng Gōng; reigned 777 BC – died 755 BC), personal name Gui Xie, was a duke of the Chen state. Duke Ping...

commanded by Emperor Wu's brother Yuwen Zhi (宇文直) the Duke of Wei to assist Hua and Western Liang, which was also aiding Hua. The Chen general Wu Mingche, however...

Wu Mingche (吳明徹) (512 – 24 August 580), courtesy name Tongzhao (通昭), was a Chinese military general and politician of the Chinese Chen Dynasty. He first...

King Wu of Zhou (Chinese: 周武王; pinyin: Zhōu Wǔ Wáng; died c. 1043 BCE) was the founder and first king of the Zhou dynasty. The chronology of his reign...

Duke Wu of Jin (simplified Chinese: 晋武公; traditional Chinese: 晉武公; pinyin: Jìn Wǔ Gōng, died 677 BC), ancestral name Ji (姬), given name Cheng (稱) and...

grandson of the state's founder Duke Hu of Chen, who married the eldest daughter of King Wu of Zhou. Duke Xiao was the son of Duke Shēn of Chen (陳申公), the...

Duke Hu of Chen, who married the eldest daughter of King Wu of Zhou, was the founder of the Chen state. Duke Xiang succeeded his elder brother, Duke Shēn...

Wu Zetian (17 February 624 – 16 December 705), personal name Wu Zhao, was Empress of China from 660 to 705, ruling first through others and then (from...

Goujian of Yue (r. 496–465 BCE) Bureaucrats or Officers Guan Zhong, advisor of Duke Huan of Qi Baili Xi, prime minister of Qin Wu Zixu, Duke of Shen, important...

created the greater title of Duke of Daxing Commandery (大興郡公). Subsequently, during the reign of Emperor Ming's brother Emperor Wu, Yang Jian was further...

emperor of the Chinese Chen dynasty. He was a nephew of the founding monarch, Emperor Wu (Chen Baxian), and after Emperor Wu's death in 559, the officials...

method in Europe for naming years. Duke Xiang of Qi, Duke Xuan of Chen, Zheng-zi Ying met at Chui(垂). Marquis of Ji(紀) didn't surrender to Qi, and passed...

Zhao Wu and made him the successor of Zhuangzi. However, Zhao Wu did not enter the aristocratic rank of Qing (卿) during the reign of Duke Li of Jin. After...

to him, establishing Chen Dynasty as its Emperor Wu. Chen Xu's brother Chen Qian was created the Prince of Linchuan, and while Chen Xu was still then detained...

descendants of Emperor Shun. The Duke Hu of Chen, 胡公滿, a descendant of Shun, became the founder of the State of Chen. Later Chen dynasty emperors such as Chen Baxian...