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23-515: Chen Youliang first dominated and later assassinated the Red Turban leader Xu Shouhui and usurped his regional regime. At its height, Chen Han territory encompassed the modern provinces of Hubei , Jiangxi , and Hunan , but Jiangxi mostly fell to another warlord, Zhu Yuanzhang , in 1361. In 1363, Chen and Zhu fought in the decisive Battle of Lake Poyang , where Chen was killed. His teenage son, Chen Li , succeeded him but no longer had

46-745: A cenotaph (衣冠冢). On 3 October 1363, after Chen Youliang died in the Battle of Poyang Lake , his real remains disappeared. His clothes were taken back by his subordinates in a boat and sent to the south slope of Sheshan , approaching the Wuchang Bridge Head (武昌桥头) of Yangtze River Bridge in Wuhan City , Hubei Province (next to the Yellow Crane Tower , a famous scenic spot in Wuhan, Hubei Province) for burial. It faces south, has

69-608: A diplomatic delegate to Đại Việt to ask for alliance, claiming that he had biological relationship with Trần dynasty (Trần is the Vietnamese pronunciation of Chen 陳). Chen claimed to be the biological son of Trần Ích Tắc (1254–1329; 66 years older than Chen Youliang), a Trần royal member who defected to the Yuan forces during the second invasion of Vietnam. However, Chinese history annals did not record any such relationship, instead claimed that Chen Youliang's ancestor originally have

92-508: A rectangle with rounded corners and a height of 2.2 meters. The tomb base is 12 meters long. The tomb is built on the mountain. Here is There is a hexagonal unknown pavilion nearby, and the pillars of the pavilion are engraved with handwriting. In the Qing dynasty, this place became a part of the garden "Naiyuan" (乃园) of Hubei Provincial Bureau of Supervision, and few people visited it. In 1908, Wan Yaohuang and Geng Zhongzhao discovered this tomb in

115-412: A total construction area of 1,615 square meters. The first two floors have an exhibition hall of 920 square meters, and the last floor is an office rest area. Yuan Mei's "Zi Bu Yu" (袁枚《子不語》), Volume 10, contains an article "Destroying Chen Youliang Temple", which tells the story of the ruined Jingzhou Chen Youliang Temple when Zhao Xili ( 赵锡礼 ) was appointed as a county magistrate. Zhao only knew that it

138-640: Is also a tablet pavilion on each side of the tomb. In 1913, the cemetery was renovated and surrounded by pines and cypresses. In 1923 (after the Revolution of 1911 ), the Republic of China rebuilt it. In 1949, after the founding of the People's Republic of China , it was slightly repaired. In 1956, the tomb was listed as a cultural relic protection unit in Hubei Province. It was destroyed during

161-521: The Battle of Poyang Lake . His brother, Chen Shan, fled to the Ming. Later, Zhang Dingbian ( 张定边 ) and other top generals protected Chen Li and his descendants, escorting Chen to Wuchang , where Chen succeeded the throne and changed era name to Deshou ( 德寿 ). In the winter of the same year, Zhu Yuanzhang personally visited Wuchang. Chen Youliang's father, Chen Pucai , was named Marquess of Cheng'en ( 承恩侯 ), his eldest brother, Chen Youfu ( 陈友富 ),

184-586: The Cultural Revolution . In 1981, the local government allocated funds to restore it. In June 1998, it was completely renovated, with brick cement tomb walls and the monument of "Rebuilding Dahan Chen Youliang Tomb". At 9:00 on 18 December 2013, the local government opened the "Chen Youliang Memorial Hall" (陈友谅纪念馆) at 90 Pier, Mian Street, Xiantao City, Hubei Province (formerly Mianyang, Hubei Province). This memorial hall has three floors of antique buildings, covering an area of 3,891 square meters, with

207-574: The Yangsan Jin clan . One of his known sons was Chen Mingshan ( 陈明善 ). On 19 May 1372, Chen Li and Ming Sheng ( 明升 ) arrived in Korea with a group of 27 people, who were received by the King of Korea. At that time, Chen Li was 22 years old. After Chen Li arrived in Korea, he was called Chen Wang ( 陈王 ) or King Chen. On 6 June, King Gongmin ( 恭愍王 ) gave Chen Li nine bamboo cloths ( 苎布 ). Chen

230-701: The capital there, but Chen Youliang feared that Xu Shouhui would threaten him there and sent an envoy to stop him. Still Xu and his troops arrived in Jiangxi, so he later turned on Xu Shouhui and assassinated him. In 1357, Chen proclaimed himself "King of Han" in Jiangzhou (江州; present-day Jiujiang , Jiangxi ), and emperor after Xu Shouhui died. His era name , as well as his empire's name, was Da Han (大漢; literally "Great Han"). Chen Youliang appointed Zou Pusheng ( 邹普胜 ) as Grand Preceptor and Zhang Bixian (张必先) as prime minister ( 丞相 ). From 1359 to 1363 Chen's fleet

253-506: The defection of part of the Han fleet earlier in the year). The war continued until the climactic Battle of Lake Poyang where the Wu fleet narrowly defeated the larger fleet of Han after three days of fighting. A month after the battle at Lake Poyang, the Han fleet tried to break out from Lake Poyang. During the resulting ship battles Chen was killed (he was alleged to have died from an arrow wound in

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276-684: The family name as "Xiè" (謝) , later was married into a certain Chen clan and changed his name to the maternal family. Chen Youliang also descended from a fishermen family in Hubei, meanwhile Trần Ích Tắc was appointed as a court magistrate in Huguang, hence it was unlikely that a high-rank magistrate like Ích Tắc had a fishermen son. It is suspected that Chen Youliang pretended to be a Vietnamese royal family to earn support from Đại Việt. The Trần dynasty, however, did not to respond to Chen's request. Trần Ích Tắc

299-485: The head). He was 43 years old at the time of his death in 3 October 1363. As his crown prince Chen Shan (陳善) had been captured, Chen Youliang was succeeded by his second son, Chen Li , who was soon attacked by the fleet and army of Wu. The conquest of Han took an additional two years but by April 1365 the Han empire was gone and all its lands were now part of the Wu power base. Vietnamese historical annals such as Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư recorded that Chen Youliang sent

322-475: The resources to resist the powerful Zhu, who conquered Han the next year. Chen Li surrendered to Zhu and then moved to Goryeo (Korea), where he had children and became the progenitor of the Korean Yangsan Jin clan . This article related to the history of China is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Chen Youliang Chen Youliang (陳友諒; 1320 – 3 October 1363 )

345-562: The rising Ming dynasty. Zhu then appointed him Marquis of Gui'de ( 归德侯 ). Chen was later sent to Korea, where he became known as King Chen. In Korea, Chen settled down and had children, starting the Yangsan Jin Clan (see below). Some of Chen Li's descendants after the Chen Han and Ming have the surname Cheng ( 程 ). According to Korean and Chinese historical sources, in 1372, he migrated to Goryeo and had offspring, starting

368-486: The thirty-fourth year of Guangxu in Qing dynasty. In 1912, Hubei Provincial Department of Internal Affairs requested renovation, and built a 16-step tomb road and a tall archway in front of the tomb (between the archway and the tomb). On the forehead of the memorial archway, "Jiang Han Xian Ying" ("江汉先英”), and on the back, "San Chu Xiongfeng" (“三楚雄风"), a monument was erected in front of the tomb, "Da Han Chen Youliang Tomb", and Rao Hanxiang of Guangji made an inscription. There

391-459: Was an unknown Wangye Temple, and thought it was an obscene temple and destroyed the temple, but he didn't know that the temple was dedicated to Chen Youliang, and he didn't know it until he asked Zhang Tianshi ( 张天师 ). Chen Youliang features as a character in the wuxia novel The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber by Louis Cha . Chen Li (emperor) Chen Li ( simplified Chinese : 陈理 ; traditional Chinese : 陳理 ; 1351–1408 )

414-491: Was considered a traitor and was legally removed from the Trần royal family, it is unlikely for Đại Việt to ally with a traitor's descendant. Đại Việt also had no reason to intervene into the affairs of her northern neighbor. Through his established empire Chen Han, Chen Youliang is remembered as a revolutionary, even hero, who helped resist Yuan rule and pave the way for the new Ming dynasty. Also see Tomb of Chen Youliang ( 陈友谅墓 ),

437-401: Was named Earl of Guiren ( 归仁伯 ), and his second brother, Chen Youzhi, was named Earl of Huai'en ( 怀恩伯 ). He posthumously presented his fourth brother, Chen Youren ( 陈友仁 ), as King of Kangshan ( 康山王 ), and ordered the relevant officials to set up a temple to offer sacrifices, and his fifth brother, Chen Yougui ( 陈友贵 ), was in charge of sacrifices. In 1364, he surrendered to Zhu Yuanzhang of

460-529: Was the founder and first emperor of the dynastic state of Chen Han in Chinese history . He was one of the military leaders and heroes of the people's revolution at the end of the Yuan dynasty. Chen was born to a fishing family in Mianyang (沔陽) in present-day Hubei . Some say he was born with surname Chen (陳), while others say he was born with surname Xie (謝). Vietnamese records say that Chen Youliang

483-535: Was the second and the last emperor of the Chinese Chen Han dynasty . He reigned from 1363 to 1364. Chen Li was born in Mianyang ( 沔阳 now Xiantao , Hubei ) as the second son of Chen Youliang , the first emperor of the Chen Han during the Yuan-Ming transition. His brother, Chen Shan ( 陈善 ), was a crown prince who joined the Ming army. In 1363, his father, Chen Youliang, was shot by an arrow in

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506-716: Was the son of Chen Yiji (陳益稷) or Trần Ích Tắc , a Trần dynasty leader who settled in the Yuan dynasty . In his childhood, he grew up poor, and he and his family were relatively unsuccessful fishermen. Chen once served as a district official before becoming a general under Ni Wenjun during the Red Turban Rebellion . Ni Wenjun planned to assassinate Xu Shouhui , the Red Turban rebels' leader, but Chen Youliang killed Ni Wenjun before Ni could kill Xu. At this time, Chen Youliang took over Fujian and Jiangxi. Upon hearing that Jiangxi had been captured, Xu Shouhui wished to move

529-551: Was the strongest on the upper Yangtze River . His power was at least as great as that of another rebel state, Wu, led by Zhu Yuanzhang , founder of the Ming dynasty . In 1360 the Han fleet and army began a long war against Wu forces. At that time, the Wu forces were based in Jiqing (present-day Nanjing ). The Wu was later renamed " Ming " in 1368. An attack on the Wu capital was defeated thanks to excellent Wu intelligence (likely due to

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