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Chen Youliang

Chen Han · Yuan · 1st ruler

陳友諒 Chén Yǒuliàng

Wade–Giles: Ch'en Yu-liang

Reigned 1360–1363 (3 years)

Reigned 3 years (1360–1363). Killed in battle at 44 (East Asian reckoning). 1st ruler of Chen Han.

Facts

Reign
16 June 1360 – 3 October 1363 (1st ruler of Chen Han)
Length of reign
3 years
Born
1320
Died
3 October 1363
Age at accession
41
Age at death
44
Cause of death
Killed in battleDied in combat, whether on campaign, in defense or while suppressing a revolt
Path to the throne
UsurpationSeized the throne from the previous emperor (removing the predecessor and taking the throne were one act)
Predecessor
Xu Shouhui
Successor
Chen Li
Era names
  • 大義 Dàyì (proclaimed 1360)
  • 大定 Dàdìng (proclaimed 1361)

Ages are given in East Asian reckoning (sui): a person is one year old at birth and gains a year at each New Year, so the figure is one or two years higher than the Western age.

During the reign

Number of times each event is recorded in the official histories. How each item is counted

Era name changes
2
General amnesties
0
Empresses installed
0
Crown princes deposed
0
Personal campaigns
2
Rebellions suppressed
0
Rebellions faced
0
Capital relocations
0