Overview
Emperor Wen of Chen was a ruler.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
AD 557 to AD 560 世祖平定會稽
AD 564 天嘉五年
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
Places and affiliations
- Polity Chen 陳 · Relation Ruled
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Book of Chen, Chapter 35Volume 35: Xiong Tanlang; Zhou Di; Liu Yi; Chen Baoying · 5 passages
世祖平定會稽，異雖轉輸糧饋，而擁擅一郡，威福在己。
When Emperor Wen took Kuaiji, Yi sent grain but still kept the whole commandery in his grip, with power and favor his alone.
又以世祖長女豐安公主配異第三子貞臣。
Emperor Wen also gave his eldest daughter, Princess Feng'an, to Yi's third son Zhenchen.
世祖即位，改授都督縉州諸軍事、安南將軍、縉州刺史，領東陽太守。
When Shizu took the throne, Yi was instead appointed commander of military affairs in Jinzhou, General Who Pacifies the South, and inspector of Jinzhou, while also serving as administrator of Dongyang.
及琳敗，世祖遣左衛將軍沈恪代異為郡，實以兵襲之。
After Wang Lin was defeated, Shizu sent General of the Left Guard Shen Ke to replace Yi in the commandery, in effect sending troops against him.
湘州平，世祖乃下詔曰：昔四罪難弘，大媯之所無赦，九黎亂德，少昊之所必誅。
Once Xiangzhou was pacified, Shizu issued an edict: "In antiquity, the Four Crimes could not be broadly pardoned, and Great Gui showed them no mercy; when the Nine Li corrupted virtue, Shaohao had to punish them."