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Chen Xianda 陳顯達

Attested AD 474 - AD 501

Passages
12
Chapters
7
Histories
4

Overview

The translated histories identify Chen Xianda as a general, military officer, official, and rebel. This record brings together 12 passages from 7 chapters across 4 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Chen Xianda 陳顯達 Chen Xianda
Personal name Chen Xianda 陳顯達
Personal name Chen Xianda 陳顯達 Chén Xiǎndá
Personal Chen Xianda 陳顯達 Chén Xiǎndá
Personal name Chen Xianda 陳顯達 Chen Xianda
Title Jiangzhou inspector 江州刺史

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • General
  • Military Officer
  • Official
  • Rebel

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 延興元年八月甲辰 · Regnal Year: 1 · Lunar Month: 8 · Sexagenary Day: 甲辰 · Western Year: AD 494
    Explicit event contextual date · nanqishu:005:s0013
  • Source Date: Text: 元徽二年 · Western Year: AD 474
    Explicit event contextual date · songshu:089:s0050
  • Source Date: Text: 建元元年 · Western Year: AD 479
    Explicit event contextual date · nanqishu:002:s0043
  • Source Date: Text: 蕭寶卷時 · Western Interval: Start: AD 498 · End: AD 501
    Explicit · weishu:081:s0095
  • Source Date: Text: 陳顯達事平 · Western Year: AD 500
    Explicit event contextual date · nanqishu:050:s0112
  • Source Date: Text: 陳顯達反 · Western Year: AD 498
    Explicit · liangshu:016:s0100
  • Source Date: Text: 隆昌元年 · Western Year: AD 494
    Explicit event contextual date · nanqishu:004:s0034

Career and standing

  • Label: Inspector of Yi / 益州刺史 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 建元三年正月丙子 · Western Year: AD 481
    Explicit · nanqishu:002:s0126
  • Label: Director of the Guard / 護軍將軍 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 建元二年 · Western Year: AD 480
    Explicit · nanqishu:002:s0098
  • Label: Inspector of South Yanzhou / 南兖州刺史 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 建元二年三月戊戌 · Western Year: AD 480
    Explicit · nanqishu:002:s0111
  • Label: Director of the Central Guard / 中護軍 · Action: appointed
    Explicit · nanqishu:002:s0043
  • Label: Minister of Works / 司空 · Action: appointed · Start Date: Source Date: Text: 延興元年八月甲辰 · Regnal Year: 1 · Lunar Month: 8 · Sexagenary Day: 甲辰 · Western Year: AD 494
    Explicit · nanqishu:005:s0013
  • Label: General of Chariots and Cavalry / 車騎大將軍 · Action: promoted · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 隆昌元年 · Western Year: AD 494
    Explicit · nanqishu:004:s0034
  • Label: General who conquers the south with Three Excellencies parity / 征南大將軍開府儀同三司 · Action: retained/granted · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 八月壬午 · Western Year: AD 493
    Explicit · nanqishu:004:s0013

Places and affiliations

  • Polity: Southern Qi / 南齊 · Relation: served
    Strongly inferred · nanqishu:005:s0013
  • Organization: Southern Qi / 南齊 · Relation: affiliated-with
    Explicit · nanqishu:050:s0001

Events and relationships

  • Kind: political · Role: participant · Action: coup-advance · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 隆昌元年 · Western Year: AD 494
    Explicit · nanqishu:004:s0108
  • Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: defeated-rebels
    Explicit · songshu:089:s0050
  • Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: planned-invasion
    Explicit · weishu:081:s0095
  • Kind: military · Role: rebel · Action: rebellion-suppressed
    Explicit · nanqishu:050:s0112

References in the histories

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Book of Liang, Chapter 16Volume 16: Wang Liang; Zhang Ji; Wang Ying · 1 passage
Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 2Volume 2 Annals 2: Emperor Gao of Southern Qi 2 · 4 passages
Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 4Volume 4 Annals 4: Prince of Yulin · 3 passages
八月壬午,詔稱先帝遺詔,以護軍將軍武陵王曄爲衛將軍,征南大將軍陳顯達卽本號,竝開府儀同三司,尚書左僕射西昌侯鸞爲尚書令。 Eighth month, day renwu: by the late emperor's will, Protected-Army General Xiao Ye, prince of Wuling, became defender general; Chen Xianda, general who conquers the south, kept his rank, and both were given secretariat parity with the three excellencies; Xiao Luan, marquis of Xichang and left vice director of the masters of writing, became director of the masters of writing.
加太傅竟陵王子良殊禮,驍騎將軍晉熙王銶爲郢州刺史,丹陽尹安陸王子敬爲南兖州刺史,征北大將軍晉安王子懋爲江州刺史,臨海王昭秀爲荊州刺史,永嘉王昭粲爲南徐州刺史,征南大將軍陳顯達進號車騎大將軍,郢州刺史建安王子真爲護軍將軍。 Grand Tutor Xiao Ziliang of Jingling received extraordinary rites; Xiao Qiao, prince of Jinxi and valiant-cavalry general, took Yingzhou; Xiao Jing, prince of Anlu and administrator of Danyang, took South Yanzhou; Xiao Mao, prince of Jin'an and conquering-north general, took Jiangzhou; Zhaoxiu of Linhai took Jingzhou; Zhaocan of Yongjia took South Xuzhou; Chen Xianda, general who conquers the south, was promoted to general of chariots and cavalry; Xiao Zhen, prince of Jian'an and inspector of Ying, became protected-army general.
Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 5Volume 5 Annals 5: Prince of Hailing · 1 passage
Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 50Volume 50 Biographies 31: Emperor Wen's Two Princes, Emperor Ming's Seven Princes · 1 passage
Book of Song, Chapter 89Volume 89 Biographies 49: Yuan Can · 1 passage
Book of Wei, Chapter 81Volume 76: Lu Tong, Zhang Lie · 1 passage