Ming · Military Officer

Chen Wen 陳文

First attested AD 1399; died AD 1402

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Chen Wen was a Military Officer.

Life and dates

Death

AD 1402 建文四年夏四月
Killed in battle
Directly stated · History of Ming 5, passage 139

Attested activity

AD 1399 建文元年
Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 5, passage 51

References in the histories

History of Ming, Chapter 5Volume 5 Annals 5: Chengzu 1 · 2 passages

徐忠將前軍，陳文、吳達副之； Xu Zhong led the van, with Chen Wen and Wu Da as deputies;

夏四月丙寅，王營小河，為桥以济，平安趨爭桥，陳文戰死。 That summer, in the fourth month on bingyin, the prince camped at Xiaohe and threw a bridge across. Ping An raced to seize it; Chen Wen fell fighting.