East Asia · The Sixteen Kingdoms and the Northern and Southern dynasties
Chen Dynasty
557–589
The Chen (557–589), founded by Chen Baxian (Emperor Wu) after the Liang collapse, was the last and weakest of the Southern Dynasties, capital Jiankang, its territory reduced. It was conquered in 589 by the Sui, reunifying China after nearly three centuries of division; the last ruler Chen Shubao (a famed poet-aesthete) was captured.
- Existed
- 557–589
- Shown on the map
- AD 561–591
- Peak area
- 1.0M km²
- Region
- East Asia
Overview
The Chen (557–589), founded by Chen Baxian (Emperor Wu) after the Liang collapse, was the last and weakest of the Southern Dynasties, capital Jiankang, its territory reduced. It was conquered in 589 by the Sui, reunifying China after nearly three centuries of division; the last ruler Chen Shubao (a famed poet-aesthete) was captured.
Common questions
- What was the Chen Dynasty?
- The Chen (557–589), founded by Chen Baxian (Emperor Wu) after the Liang collapse, was the last and weakest of the Southern Dynasties, capital Jiankang, its territory reduced. It was conquered in 589 by the Sui, reunifying China after nearly three centuries of division; the last ruler Chen Shubao (a famed poet-aesthete) was captured.
- When did the Chen Dynasty exist?
- The Chen Dynasty existed 557–589. On this map it is drawn AD 561–591.
- How large was the Chen Dynasty?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, the Chen Dynasty covered about 1 million km². That is the largest area the border data gives it across the years it is drawn, not necessarily its greatest extent in history.
Sources
This compendium cites its sources once for the whole document rather than per territory. Its bibliography names the English Wikipedia article for each polity as the basis of these profiles, supplemented by Encyclopaedia Britannica, chinaknowledge.de, the World History Encyclopedia, museum and university sources, and the academic works it lists. The article this entry is anchored on:
- Wikipedia — Chen dynasty en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen_dynasty
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