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Chen: Polity Style: 557-589
16 Nov 557 Chén Bàxiān (陳霸先), holding the title of Chén wáng (陳王), acceded to the throne in Jiankang (within the territory of the modern city of Nanjing) (Book of Chen, ch. 2; History of the Southern Dynasties, ch. 9)
16 Nov 557 - 12 Feb 589 Chén (陳) | Chen
12 Feb 589 polity collapsed after the occupation of the capital (Jiangkang) by the invading army of Sui (Book of Chen, ch. 6; History of the Southern Dynasties, ch. 10)
Last update: 25 Dec 2023
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