Chen Dynasty
Chen Dynasty 陳朝 (557-589) was the fourth and the last of
Southern dynasties in
China, eliminated by the
Sui Dynasty.
Sovereigns of Chen Dynasty (557-589)
| Posthumous Name |
Family name and given namess |
Period of Reigns |
Era namess and their according range of years |
| Convention: Chen + posthumous name |
| Wu Di|武帝 wu3 di4 |
Chen Ba Xian|陳霸先 chen2 ba4 xian1 |
557-559 |
Yongding (永定 yong3 ding4) 557-559
|
| Wen Di|文帝 wen2 di4 |
Chen Qian|陳蒨 chen2 qian4 |
560-566 |
Tianjia (天嘉 tian1 jia1) 560-566
Tiankang (天康 tian1 kang1) 566
|
| Fei Di|廢帝 fei4 di4 |
Chen Bo Zong|陳伯宗 chen2 bo2 zong1 |
567-568 |
Guangda (光大 guang1 da4) 567-568
|
| Xuan Di|宣帝 xuan1 di4 |
Chen Xu|陳頊 chen2 xu1 |
569-582 |
Taijian (太建 tai4 jian4) 569-582
|
| Hou Zhu|後主 hou4 zhu3 |
Chen Shu Bao|陳叔寶 chen2 shu2 bao3 |
583-589 |
Zhide (至德 zhi4 de2) 583-586
Zhenming (禎明 zhen1 ming2) 587-589
|