Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Ruler

Chen Qian 茜頊

Attested AD 557 - AD 566

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Chen Qian was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 557 to AD 566 陳氏乘其際運…茜頊縱其長蛇
Strongly inferred · Book of Sui 55, passage 72

Places and affiliations

Polity Chen 陳 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Book of Sui 55, passage 72
At Wu and Kuaiji 吳會 · Relation Seized
Directly stated · Book of Sui 55, passage 72

Events and relationships

Rose from obscurity and seized Wu and Kuaiji
Political · Ruler · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Gao Mai (高勱)
Directly stated · Book of Sui 55, passage 72

Assessments and attributes

Assessment extended power like a great serpent · Assessor Person Id Gao Mai (高勱) · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Gao Mai (高勱)
Directly stated · Book of Sui 55, passage 72

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Sui 55, passage 72

References in the histories

Book of Sui, Chapter 55Volume 55 Biographies 20: Du Yan, Gao Mai, Er Zhu Chang, Zhou Yao, Du Gukai, Qi Fuhui, Zhang Wei, He Hong, Houmo Chenying · 1 passage

陳氏乘其際運，拔起細微，茜頊縱其長蛇，竊據吳會； The house of Chen seized its moment, rising from obscurity; Chen Qian extended his power like a great serpent and seized Wu and Kuaiji;