Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official and General

Chen Xianda 陳顯達

Chén Xiǎndá

Attested AD 491 - AD 495

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Chen Xianda was an official and General.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 491 to AD 495 魏軍寇沔北
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 11, passage 171

Career and standing

Minister of Works 司空
Held
Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 171

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · With Lü Sengzhen (呂僧珍) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 171

Events and relationships

Campaigned
Military · Commander · At north of the Mian 沔北
Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 171

Assessments and attributes

Assessment recognized noble countenance and future standing of Sengzhen · Mode named-speech Speaker Chen Xianda (陳顯達) · About Person Id Lü Sengzhen (呂僧珍)
Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 171

References in the histories

Book of Liang, Chapter 11Volume 11: Zhang Hongce; Yu Yu; Zheng Shaoshu; Lü Sengzhen · 1 passage

魏軍寇沔北，司空陳顯達出討，一見異之，因屏人呼上座，謂曰：「卿有貴相，後當不見減，努力爲之。」 When Wei raided north of the Mian, Minister of Works Chen Xianda took the field; at first meeting he was astonished, dismissed the room, seated Sengzhen above, and said, "You bear a noble face. Your later days will not fade. Drive yourself."