Empress Shen Wuhua (沈婺華), later Buddhist nun name Guanyin (觀音), was an empress of the Chinese dynasty Chen Dynasty. Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices A Nun is a Woman who has taken special vows committing her to a religious 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 Her husband was Chen Shubao, the last emperor of the dynasty. Background Chen Shubao was born in 553 when his father Chen Xu was serving as a mid-level official under Emperor Yuan of Liang at Emperor Yuan's capital
Shen Wuhua's father Shen Junli (沈君理) was a junior official during the reign of Chen's founder Emperor Wu, and Emperor Wu, impressed by his abilities, gave Shen Junli his daughter the Princess Kuaiji as his wife, and Shen Wuhua was born of the Princess Kuaiji, but her birth year is lost to history. 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) He subsequently served under Emperor Wu's nephews Emperor Wen and Emperor Xuan. 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 Chen Xu was born in 530 as the second son of Chen Daotan (陳道譚 a commander in the Liang Dynasty palace guards When the Princess died, Shen Wuhua mourned her greatly, and was praised for her filial piety. In 569, she married Chen Shubao, who was then his father Emperor Xuan's crown prince, as his wife and crown princess. Events By Place Byzantine Empire The King of the Garamantes signs a peace treaty with Byzantium. (Her age at the time, as noted above, is not known; he was 16. ) They did not have any sons together, and when his concubine Consort Sun died in childbirth in 573 while giving birth to his first son Chen Yin, she took Chen Yin and raised him as her own son. Concubinage is the state of a woman or youth in an ongoing quasi-matrimonial relationship with a man of higher social status Events By Place Europe The Battle of Arfderydd is fought between Gwenddoleu ap Ceidio and the sons of Eliffer Gwrgi and Her father Shen Junli died later that year, and she again mourned greatly.
In 582, Emperor Xuan died, and Chen Shubao, after surviving a failed coup attempt by his brother Chen Shuling (陳叔陵) the Prince of Shixing and cousin Chen Bogu (陳伯固) the Prince of Xin'an, albeit with substantial injuries, took the throne. Events By Place Byzantine Empire Maurice succeeds Tiberius II Constantine as Emperor He created her empress and Chen Yin crown prince. However, as he did not favor her, she was not allowed to attend to him during his injuries -- only Consort Zhang Lihua, his favorite concubine, was allowed to. Consort Zhang Lihua (張麗華 (died 589 was an imperial consort of the Chinese dynasty Chen Dynasty.
Empress Shen was said to be solemn and had few desires, spending much of her time studying Confucian classics, history, and Buddhist sutras, as well as practicing calligraphy. Chinese classic texts or Chinese canonical texts ( refer to the pre- Qin Chinese texts especially the Confucian Four Books and Five Classics Calligraphy (from Greek kallos "beauty" + graphẽ "writing" is the art of writing (Mediavilla 1996 17 She did not participate much in Chen Shubao's feasting, and he did not favor her, instead greatly favoring his Consort Zhang, who effectively took over the governance of the palace. Empress Shen had few complaints about that, however, and she lived a frugal life, limiting her staff to about 100 people and not using elaborate decorations, often submitting suggestions to Chen Shubao. In 588, believing in accusations that Chen Yin despised him for not favoring Empress Shen, Chen Shubao deposed him and replaced Chen Yin with Consort Chen's son Chen Shen. DLXXXVIII in Roman numerals Events By Place Byzantine Empire Guaram becomes prince of Iberia. Chen Shen (陳深 Courtesy name Chengyuan (承源 was a Crown prince of the Chinese dynasty Chen Dynasty. He also considered deposing Empress Shen and replacing her with Consort Chang, but had not had chance to carry this out when Sui Dynasty forces captured the capital Jiankang in 589, seizing him and ending Chen, unifying China. The Sui Dynasty ( 581 - 618 AD and in the undertaking of other construction projects including the reconstruction of the Great Wall. Jiankang (建康城 in Pinyin: Jiànkāng chéng formerly known as Jianye (建業 Jiànyè until Eastern Jin Dynasty (317 – 420 was an ancient city in Events By Place Europe October 17 — The Adige River overflows its banks flooding the church of St
Consort Zhang was executed by the Sui general Gao Jiong, but Chen Shubao was spared and taken to the Sui capital Chang'an to be treated as an honored guest of Emperor Wen of Sui. Gao Jiong (高熲 (d August 27, 607) Courtesy name Zhaoxuan (昭玄 alternative name Min (敏 known during Northern Zhou Chang'an ( is an ancient Capital of more than ten dynasties in Chinese history. Background Yang Jian's clan was from Hongnong Commandery (弘農 roughly modern Sanmenxia, Henan) Empress Shen followed Chen Shubao to Chang'an. She wrote deeply mournful texts to commemorate him when he died in 604. Events By Place Ancient Japan Prince Shotoku issues a Seventeen-article constitution. Earlier that year, Emperor Wen had died as well and was succeeded by his son Emperor Yang of Sui, who, during his reign, undertook 11 journeys through various parts of the empire and often had Empress Shen accompany his train. Background Yang Guang was born in 569 during the reign of Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou. She was with his train in Jiangdu (江都, in modern Yangzhou, Jiangsu) in 618, when he was killed in a coup led by the general Yuwen Huaji. Administration The Prefecture-level city of Yangzhou administers 7 county-level divisions. ( Postal map spelling: Kiangsu) is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country Events By Place Asia The Sui Dynasty ends and the Tang Dynasty begins in China. Background It is not known when Yuwen Huaji was born He was the oldest son of the Sui Dynasty official Yuwen Shu, a close associate of Yang Guang After Emperor Yang's death, Empress Shen crossed the Yangtze river south to the city Piling (毗陵, in modern Changzhou, Jiangsu), where she became a Buddhist nun with the name Guanyin -- same as the Chinese name for the Buddhist deity Avalokiteśvara. Changzhou ( formerly known as Chang-chou Changchow is a Prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu province, People's Republic of China. ( Postal map spelling: Kiangsu) is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country Avalokiteśvara ( Nepali: अवलोकितेश्वर, lit She died early in the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang (626-649), but the exact year is not known. Emperor Taizong of Tang ( January 23, 599 &ndash July 10 649) personal name Lǐ Shìmín ( was the second emperor of the Events By Place Byzantine Empire The Byzantines defeat the Avars and Slavs, who were besieging Constantinople Events By Place Europe Reccaswinth succeeds his father Chindaswinth as king of the Visigoths.
| Preceded by Empress Liu Jingyan |
Empress of Chen Dynasty 582-589 |
Succeeded by None (dynasty destroyed) |
| Empress of China (Southeastern) 582-589 |
Succeeded by Empress Dugu Qieluo of Sui Dynasty |
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