Chen Ning (陳寧) | 24 Histories

Overview

Chen Ning was an official.

PeriodMing

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Nickname	Iron Brand Chen	陳烙鐵

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1376 九年
Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 127, passage 68
AD 1372 洪武五年
Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 140, passages 31-32

Key source chapters

History of Ming, Chapter 140 Volume 140 Biographies 28: Wei Guan, Tao Houzhong, Liu Shihuan, Wang Zongxian, Lu Wensui, Wang Guan, Dao Tong, Lu Xi, Qing Wensheng 2 passages
History of Ming, Chapter 127 Volume 127 Biographies 15: Li Shanzhang, Wang Guangyang 1 passage

Career and standing

prefect of Suzhou 蘇州前守
Held
Directly stated · History of Ming 140, passage 32

Assessments and attributes

Assessment harsh; nicknamed Iron Brand Chen · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · History of Ming 140, passage 32

References in the histories

History of Ming, Chapter 127Volume 127 Biographies 15: Li Shanzhang, Wang Guangyang · 1 passage

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祺尚主後一月，御史大夫汪廣洋、陳寧疏言：「善長狎寵自恣，陛下病不視朝幾及旬，不問候。 A month after Qi's marriage, Censor-in-Chief Wang Guangyang and Chen Ning reported, "Shanzhang, emboldened by favor, had failed to attend the Emperor during a ten-day illness.

History of Ming, Chapter 140Volume 140 Biographies 28: Wei Guan, Tao Houzhong, Liu Shihuan, Wang Zongxian, Lu Wensui, Wang Guan, Dao Tong, Lu Xi, Qing Wensheng · 2 passages

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前守陳寧苛刻，人呼「陳烙鐵」。 His predecessor Chen Ning had ruled with harsh severity, and the people nicknamed him "Iron Brand Chen."

觀盡改寧所為，以明教化、正風俗為治。 Guan reversed everything Ning had put in place and made his administration a project of moral instruction and the reform of local custom.