| Chen Feidi (陳廢帝) or Linhai Wang (臨海王) |
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| Family name: | Chen (陳, chén) |
| Given name: | Bozong (伯宗, bó zōng) |
| Posthumous name: | None |
Emperor Fei of Chen (陳廢帝) (554[1]?-570), personal name Chen Bozong (陳伯宗), courtesy name Fengye (奉業), nickname Yaowang (藥王), also known by his post-removal title of Prince of Linhai (臨海王), was an emperor of the Chinese dynasty Chen Dynasty. Personal Names in Chinese culture follow a number of conventions different from those of personal names in Western cultures. Chén ( is one of the most common Chinese family names It ranks at the 5th most popular surname in Mainland China and the most popular surname in Singapore Personal Names in Chinese culture follow a number of conventions different from those of personal names in Western cultures. A posthumous name is an honorary name given to royalty nobles and sometimes others in some cultures after the person's death Events By Place Byzantine Empire General Narses reconquers all of Italy Events By Place Europe Spoleto becomes the capital of an independent duchy under the Lombard chieftain A Chinese style name, sometimes also known as a courtesy name ( zì) is a given name to be used later in life An emperor (from the Latin " Imperator " is a (male Monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an Empire or another type of Chinese civilization originated in various city-states along the Yellow River ( valley in the Neolithic era Chen Dynasty (陳朝 ( Pinyin: Chén cháo (557-589 was the fourth and the last of the Southern dynasties in China, eventually destroyed by the Sui He was the son and heir of Emperor Wen, but after he came to the throne in 566, the imperial administration fell into infighting almost immediately. During Liang Dynasty Chen Qian was born in 522 as the oldest son of Chen Daotan (陳道譚 a commander of the Liang Dynasty palace guards Events Births Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, uncle of Muhammad Emperor Gaozu of Tang The victor, Emperor Fei's uncle Chen Xu, deposed Emperor Fei in winter 568 and took the throne himself. Background Chen Xu was born in 530 as the second son of Chen Daotan (陳道譚 a commander in the Liang Dynasty palace guards Events By Place Europe April 1 — King Alboin leads the Lombards into Italy refugees fleeing from them go on
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Background
Traditionally histories indicate that Chen Bozong was born in 554, but he could have been born in 552 or another year. Events By Place Byzantine Empire General Narses reconquers all of Italy Events By Place Europe Battle of Asfeld: Longobards under king Audoin defeat the Gepids. [1] At the time of his birth, his father Chen Qian was serving as a general under Chen Baxian, Chen Bozong's granduncle, who was one of the more prominent generals of Liang Dynasty at that time. During Liang Dynasty Chen Qian was born in 522 as the oldest son of Chen Daotan (陳道譚 a commander of the Liang Dynasty palace guards Background and early career Chen Baxian was born in 503 the second year of the reign of Emperor Wu of Liang (the founding emperor of Liang Dynasty) Liang Dynasty ( 梁[[wikt 朝|朝]] Pinyin: Liáng cháo (502-557 also known as Southern Liang Dynasty (南梁 was the third of Southern dynasties His mother was Chen Qian's wife Shen Miaorong. Empress Shen Miaorong (沈妙容 was an Empress of the Chinese dynasty Chen Dynasty. He was their first son. (Lady Shen would bear one more son, Chen Bomao (陳伯茂), after him. )
In 555, Chen Baxian became even more prominent after overthrowing his commanding general Wang Sengbian and replacing the emperor Xiao Yuanming with Emperor Jing. Events By Place Byzantine Empire An Earthquake devastates Latakia. Wang Sengbian (王僧辯 (d 555 Courtesy name Juncai (君才 was a general of the Chinese dynasty Liang Dynasty. Early life It is not known when Xiao Yuanming was born His father Xiao Yi (蕭懿 was a major general during late Southern Qi, and of Xiao Yi's sons five (perhaps all Background Xiao Fangzhi was born in 544 when his father Xiao Yi was the Prince of Xiangdong during the reign of his grandfather the founding emperor Emperor Wu During the next few years, Chen Baxian consolidated power, and in 557, he had Emperor Jing yield the throne to him, establishing Chen Dynasty as its Emperor Wu. Events By Place Asia The Northern Zhou Dynasty begins in northern China; its first ruler is Northern Zhou Xiao Min Di Chen Dynasty (陳朝 ( Pinyin: Chén cháo (557-589 was the fourth and the last of the Southern dynasties in China, eventually destroyed by the Sui Chen Qian, as the emperor's nephew and the only close male relative of the new emperor in Chen territory, was created the Prince of Linchuan. In 558, Chen Bozong received the title of Heir Apparent of Linchuan. Events By Place Byzantine Empire May 7 — In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses An heir apparent is an Heir who (short of a fundamental change in the situation cannot be displaced from inheriting the term is used in contrast to Heir presumptive
In 559, Emperor Wu died after a sudden illness. For the North American area code see Area code 559. Events By Place Byzantine Empire The Bulgars and Huns As Chen Qian was his only close male relative in Chen territory, the imperial officials supported Chen Qian to succeed him, and Chen Qian did so (as Emperor Wen). He created Chen Bozong crown prince and created Chen Bozong's mother Princess Shen empress. Crown Princess redirects here for the ship see Crown Princess (ship. An emperor (from the Latin " Imperator " is a (male Monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an Empire or another type of
In 562, Emperor Wen selected the daughter of the official Wang Gu (王固) to be Chen Bozong's wife. Events By Place Byzantine Empire Belisarius stands trial for corruption in Constantinople, possibly with Empress Wang (王皇后 personal name unknown was an Empress of Chinese dynasty Chen Dynasty. She thereafter carried the title of Crown Princess. She bore him a son, Chen Zhize (陳至澤), in 566. Events Births Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, uncle of Muhammad Emperor Gaozu of Tang
In his youth, Crown Prince Bozong was considered to be weak in his personality. In 566, when Emperor Wen grew ill, he, worried that Crown Prince Bozong would not be able to keep his position as emperor, offered to pass the throne to his brother and Crown Prince Bozong's uncle Chen Xu the Prince of Ancheng. Background Chen Xu was born in 530 as the second son of Chen Daotan (陳道譚 a commander in the Liang Dynasty palace guards Chen Xu declined, and the official Kong Huan (孔奐) also opposed. Emperor Wen therefore did not make Chen Xu crown prince, but entrusted the important matters to Chen Xu, Kong, Dao Zhongju (到仲舉), Yuan Shu (袁樞), and Liu Shizhi (劉師知). He soon died, and Crown Prince Bozong took the throne (as Emperor Fei).
Reign
Emperor Fei honored his grandaunt (Emperor Wu's wife) Empress Dowager Zhang Yao'er grand empress dowager and his mother Empress Shen empress dowager. Empress Zhang Yao'er (章要兒 (506–570 formally Empress Xuan (literally "the responsible empress" was an empress of the Chinese Empress Dowager ( Chinese: 皇太后 Chinese, Korean Pronunciation: Hwang Tae Hu Japanese Pronunciation: Kōtaigō Vietnamese Pronunciation He created his wife Crown Princess Wang empress. (Her son Chen Zhize was created crown prince in fall 567. Events By Place Europe Liuva I succeeds Athanagild as king of the Visigoths. )
As per the arrangement left by Emperor Wen, Emperor Fei's reign was characterized initially by a collective leadership of the key officials Emperor Wen left in place. However, by spring 567, the officials have largely coalesced into two factions -- one led by Dao Zhongju and Liu Shizhi, and one faction led by Chen Xu. Dao, Liu, and Chen Xu took up residence in the palace and handled most of the sensitive matters. In spring 567, Liu tried to exclude Chen Xu by having the official Yin Buning (殷不佞) informing Chen Xu that he should leave the palace to attend to the affairs of the capital region Yang Province (揚州), of which Chen Xu was also governor. When Chen Xu considered doing so, his associate Mao Xi (毛喜) and the general Wu Mingche persuaded him that he needed to remain in the palace. Wu Mingche (吳明徹 (512-578 Courtesy name Tongzhao (通昭 was a general of the Chinese dynasty Chen Dynasty. Chen Xu therefore invited Liu to a meeting -- and while the meeting was still going on, had Mao confirming with Empress Dowager Shen and Emperor Fei that it was not their order that he leave the palace. Once Mao confirmed so, Chen Xu arrested Liu and ordered him to committed suicide, while demoting Dao to a lesser position. From this point on, the administration was controlled by Chen Xu.
Fearful of what would come next, Dao and the general Han Zigao (韓子高) considered actions against Chen Xu, but before they could take any actions against Chen Xu, their plot was reported to Chen Xu, and Chen Xu arrested them and then had Emperor Fei issue an edict ordering them to commit suicide. Emperor Fei's brother Chen Bomao the Prince of Shixing, whom Chen Xu believed to have participated in both Liu's and Dao and Han's plots, was stripped of his governmental posts and ordered to keep Emperor Fei company.
The deaths of Liu and Han, both of whom were close associates of Emperor Wen, brought fear into the heart of another associate of Emperor Wen -- Hua Jiao (華皎) the governor of Xiang Province (湘州, modern central Hunan). ( is a province of China, located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting (hence the name Hunan, meaning In summer 567, Hua therefore submitted himself to Northern Zhou and Northern Zhou's vassal state, Western Liang. The Northern Zhou Dynasty (Chinese北周 followed the Western Wei, and ruled northern China from 557 to 581. Liang Dynasty ( 梁[[wikt 朝|朝]] Pinyin: Liáng cháo (502-557 also known as Southern Liang Dynasty (南梁 was the third of Southern dynasties Chen Xu sent Wu and Chunyu Liang (淳于量) to lead a fleet against the joint forces of Hua, Northern Zhou, and Western Liang. The opposing sides met at Dunkou (沌口, in modern Wuhan, Hubei). ( is the capital of Hubei province and is the most populous city in central People's Republic of China. ( Postal map spelling: Hupeh) is a central province of the People's Republic of China. Wu and Chunyu were able to ram Hua's, Northern Zhou's, and Western Liang's fleets, causing them to collapse. Both Hua and the Northern Zhou general Yuwen Zhi (宇文直) the Duke of Wei fled to Western Liang's capital Jiangling (江陵, in modern Jingzhou, Hubei), while the Northern Zhou general Yuan Ding (元定) were captured. Jingzhou ( is a city in the Hubei province of the People's Republic of China, on the banks of the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang ( Postal map spelling: Hupeh) is a central province of the People's Republic of China. Wu followed up by putting Jiangling under siege in spring 568, but was not able to capture it and subsequently forced to withdraw. Events By Place Europe April 1 — King Alboin leads the Lombards into Italy refugees fleeing from them go on
Meanwhile, Chen Xu was receiving greater formal titles and authorities. Chen Bomao, angry over the situation, was making repeated denigrations of Chen Xu, who then resolved to take the throne himself. In winter 568, Chen Xu had an edict issued in Grand Empress Dowager Zhang's name, falsely accusing Emperor Fei of having been part of the plots of Liu and Hua. The edict further stated that Emperor Wen had already known that Emperor Fei was unsuitable, and that Emperor Wen's stated desire to have Chen Xu take the throne should be carried out. Emperor Fei was deposed and demoted to the title of Prince of Linhai, while Chen Bomao was demoted to Marquess of Wenma and subsequently assassinated.
After reign
More than a month after Emperor Fei was deposed, Chen Xu took the throne (as Emperor Xuan). Little is known about the Prince of Linhai's activities during his uncle's reign. He died in spring 570, and his title was inherited by his son Chen Zhize. Events By Place Europe Spoleto becomes the capital of an independent duchy under the Lombard chieftain
Era name
Personal information
- Father
- Mother
- Wife
- Empress Wang (created 566), mother of Crown Prince Zhize
- Children
- Chen Zhize (陳至澤) (b. Events Births Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, uncle of Muhammad Emperor Gaozu of Tang Events By Place Europe April 1 — King Alboin leads the Lombards into Italy refugees fleeing from them go on During Liang Dynasty Chen Qian was born in 522 as the oldest son of Chen Daotan (陳道譚 a commander of the Liang Dynasty palace guards Empress Shen Miaorong (沈妙容 was an Empress of the Chinese dynasty Chen Dynasty. Empress Wang (王皇后 personal name unknown was an Empress of Chinese dynasty Chen Dynasty. Events Births Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, uncle of Muhammad Emperor Gaozu of Tang 566), the Crown Prince (created 567), later the Prince of Linhai (title inherited 570)
Notes and references
- ^ a b The 554 date is per the Book of Chen, but has major problems -- in that the Book of Chen also indicated that his age at his death in 570 was 18, which would mean that he should be born in 552 -- which would also fit better with his brothers' birthdates, several of which are also problematic as rendered in the Book of Chen. Events Births Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, uncle of Muhammad Emperor Gaozu of Tang Events By Place Europe Liuva I succeeds Athanagild as king of the Visigoths. Events By Place Europe Spoleto becomes the capital of an independent duchy under the Lombard chieftain The Book of Chen ( Traditional Chinese: 陳書 Pinyin: Chén Shū was the official history of the Chinese dynasty Chen Dynasty. Events By Place Europe Battle of Asfeld: Longobards under king Audoin defeat the Gepids. One might be able to speculate that his given birth date of 554 (Third year of Liang Dynasty's Chengsheng (承聖) era), might have been erroneously rendered and should have been given as the third year of Dabao (大寶) era (552) -- an era name, incidentally, was not recognized by Emperor Yuan of Liang under the rationale that his brother Emperor Jianwen of Liang, who used the era name, was being controlled by the rebel general Hou Jing -- but such speculation, while it would make dates fit better, is not directly supported by text evidence. Liang Dynasty ( 梁[[wikt 朝|朝]] Pinyin: Liáng cháo (502-557 also known as Southern Liang Dynasty (南梁 was the third of Southern dynasties Background Xiao Yi was born in 508 as the seventh son of the dynasty founder Emperor Wu. Background Xiao Gang was born in 503 as the third son of Emperor Wu. Early life and career It is not known when Hou Jing was born but it was known that he was from Huaishuo Garrison (懷朔鎮 -- one of the garrisons that Northern Wei See Emperor Wen of Chen for more details. During Liang Dynasty Chen Qian was born in 522 as the oldest son of Chen Daotan (陳道譚 a commander of the Liang Dynasty palace guards
- Book of Chen, vol. 4. The Book of Chen ( Traditional Chinese: 陳書 Pinyin: Chén Shū was the official history of the Chinese dynasty Chen Dynasty.
- History of Southern Dynasties, vol. The History of Southern Dynasties ( is one of the official Chinese historical works in the Twenty-Four Histories canon 9. [1]
- Zizhi Tongjian, vols. The Zizhi Tongjian ( was a pioneering reference work in Chinese historiography. 167, 169, 170.
| Preceded by Emperor Wen of Chen |
Emperor of Chen Dynasty 566-568 |
Succeeded by Emperor Xuan of Chen |
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