Chen (琛) | 24 Histories

Overview

Chen was a Royal Family Member.

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

Found in

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Tanbao	曇寶	Tánbǎo

AD 499 to AD 515 世宗時
Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 24, passage 75
AD 515 to AD 528 肅宗
Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 24, passage 80
AD 524 to AD 526 詔河間王琛總眾援之。
Directly stated · Book of Wei 30, passage 109

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Liu Teng (劉騰)
adoptive father 養 · Adoptive parentage
adopted son 養息 · Adoptive parentage
Directly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 81
Spouse of Consort of Chen (琛妃)
consort 妃
Directly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 76
Child of Jian (簡)
son 子
Directly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 153
Kin of Ruo (若)
successor 繼
Directly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 153

Inspector of Dingzhou 定州刺史
AD 499 世宗時 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 75
Director of the Court for the Imperial Clan 都官尚書
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 82
Inspector of Qinzhou 秦州刺史
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 82
Mobile Office and Commissioner 行臺、都督
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 84
princely title 王爵
Posthumously restored
Directly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 89
princely title 王爵
Restored
Directly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 88

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Entered
Dismissed kept at home
Directly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 79
Entered
Stripped of office and title
Directly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 88
Received
Stripped of rank made commoner
Directly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 87

took everything but Zhongshan Palace
Edict · Addressee · Speaker Empress Dowager Ling (靈太后)
Directly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 78

Bribed
Political · Briber · With Liu Teng (劉騰)
Directly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 81
Defeated by
Military · Commander · With Xianyu Xiuli (鮮于脩禮)
Directly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 88
Defeated by
Military · Commander · At Di and Qiang regions 氐羌
Directly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 86
gilt-letter Classic of Filial Piety 金字孝經
Scholarly · Donor · Presented · With Emperor Xiaoming of Wei (魏孝明帝)
Directly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 80

Assessment amassed wealth; people groaned · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 83
Assessment clever as a child; Gaozu loved him · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 74
Assessment extremely greedy; took endless bribes · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Wei 24, passage 77