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Chen was a minor state of the Spring and Autumn Period
Spring and Autumn Period

The Spring and Autumn Period was a period in Chinese history, which roughly corresponds to the first half of the Eastern Zhou dynasty . Its name comes from the Spring and Autumn Annals, a chronicle of the state of Lu between 722 BC and 481 BC, which tradition associates with Confucius....
 in Ancient China. It was a relatively minor state based on a single urban centre near what is now Huaiyang in the plains of eastern Henan
Henan

Henan , is a Province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country. Its one-Chinese character abbreviation is ? , named after Yuzhou , a Han Dynasty province that included parts of Henan....
 province. In its time Chen lay in the southern part of Chinese civilization, bordering the state of Chu
Chu (state)

Chu was a monarchy in what is now central and southern China during the Spring and Autumn period and Warring States Period . Its ruling house had the Chinese surname mi , and clan name xiong , and originally was of the noble rank of Chinese nobility#Princehood and Peerage, roughly comparable to a viscount....
.

The royal family of Chen claimed descent from Emperor Shun. According to tradition, after the conquest of the Shang Dynasty
Shang Dynasty

The Shang Dynasty or Yin Dynasty was according to traditional sources the first Dynasties in Chinese history. They ruled in the northeastern region of the area known as "China proper", in the Yellow River valley....
 around 1046 BC, King Wu of Zhou
King Wu of Zhou

King Wu of Zhou or King Wu of Chou was the first sovereign, or ruler of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty. Various sources quoted that he died at the age of 93, 54 or 43....
 sought out the potter Gui Man, a descendant of Shun, and gave him the feoff of Chen.

Chen later became a satellite state of Chu, fighting as an ally of Chu at the Battle of Chengpu
Battle of Chengpu

The Battle of Chengpu was a conflict between the states of Jin against Chu and its allies in China in 632 BC during the Spring and Autumn Period....
.






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Chen was a minor state of the Spring and Autumn Period
Spring and Autumn Period

The Spring and Autumn Period was a period in Chinese history, which roughly corresponds to the first half of the Eastern Zhou dynasty . Its name comes from the Spring and Autumn Annals, a chronicle of the state of Lu between 722 BC and 481 BC, which tradition associates with Confucius....
 in Ancient China. It was a relatively minor state based on a single urban centre near what is now Huaiyang in the plains of eastern Henan
Henan

Henan , is a Province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country. Its one-Chinese character abbreviation is ? , named after Yuzhou , a Han Dynasty province that included parts of Henan....
 province. In its time Chen lay in the southern part of Chinese civilization, bordering the state of Chu
Chu (state)

Chu was a monarchy in what is now central and southern China during the Spring and Autumn period and Warring States Period . Its ruling house had the Chinese surname mi , and clan name xiong , and originally was of the noble rank of Chinese nobility#Princehood and Peerage, roughly comparable to a viscount....
.

The royal family of Chen claimed descent from Emperor Shun. According to tradition, after the conquest of the Shang Dynasty
Shang Dynasty

The Shang Dynasty or Yin Dynasty was according to traditional sources the first Dynasties in Chinese history. They ruled in the northeastern region of the area known as "China proper", in the Yellow River valley....
 around 1046 BC, King Wu of Zhou
King Wu of Zhou

King Wu of Zhou or King Wu of Chou was the first sovereign, or ruler of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty. Various sources quoted that he died at the age of 93, 54 or 43....
 sought out the potter Gui Man, a descendant of Shun, and gave him the feoff of Chen.

Chen later became a satellite state of Chu, fighting as an ally of Chu at the Battle of Chengpu
Battle of Chengpu

The Battle of Chengpu was a conflict between the states of Jin against Chu and its allies in China in 632 BC during the Spring and Autumn Period....
. It was finally annexed by Chu in 479 BC. Many commoners of Chen then took the name of their former country as their family name, and account for the majority of Chinese people with the family name Chen
Chen (surname)

Ch?n is one of the most common Chinese family names. It ranks at the 5th most popular surname in Mainland China and the most popular surname in Singapore and Taiwan....
 today. After the destruction of the old Chu capital at Ying, Chen became the Chu capital for a period.

See also

  • Yuan Taotu
    Yuan Taotu

    Yuan Taotu ??? was a nobleman and diplomat of the Spring and Autumn Period state of Chen . He is regarded as the ancestor of those surnamed Yuan ....