Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Ruler

Emperor Wen of Chen 陳世祖

Chen Shizu

Attested AD 559 - AD 566

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Wen of Chen was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 559 to AD 566 世祖或敦以婚姻
Directly stated · Book of Chen 35, passage 212

Events and relationships

Tried marriage and kinship to win Baoying and Yi
Political · Ruler
Directly stated · Book of Chen 35, passage 212

References in the histories

Book of Chen, Chapter 35Volume 35: Xiong Tanlang; Zhou Di; Liu Yi; Chen Baoying · 1 passage

寶應及異，世祖或敦以婚姻，或處其類族，豈有不能威制，蓋以德懷也。 Baoying and Yi—Emperor Wen sometimes bound them by marriage or treated them as kin. Could he not have overawed them? He meant to win them by virtue.