Chen Youding (; 1330–1368), was a

Yuan dynasty The Yuan dynasty ( ; zh, c=元朝, p=Yuáncháo), officially the Great Yuan (; Mongolian language, Mongolian: , , literally 'Great Yuan State'), was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after Div ...

military leader who quelled various uprisings at the end of

and the Ispah rebellion. He was finally promoted to the highest official in

Fujian Fujian is a provinces of China, province in East China, southeastern China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its capital is Fuzhou and its largest prefe ...

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Name

He was also called which is also spelled Chen Youding. He was given the name Guo An () or An Guo () meaning 'peaceful country'. He was also called Yongqing ().

Birthplace

He was a native of Yujian (), Fuqing County,

Fuzhou Fuzhou is the capital of Fujian, China. The city lies between the Min River (Fujian), Min River estuary to the south and the city of Ningde to the north. Together, Fuzhou and Ningde make up the Eastern Min, Mindong linguistic and cultural regi ...

at the end of

. When he was a teenager, he moved to Qingliu County, Tingzhou Prefecture to work as a farmer, and then joined the Yuan dynasty government army. He was described as a tall, brave and strong man.

Career

After Yuan dynasty General Chen Youding crushed the Ispah Rebellion, he continued to rule over the Fujian even after the outbreak of the Red Turban Rebellion. Eventually, forces loyal to

Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming was the last imperial dynasty of ...

founder Zhu Yuanzhang (Hongwu Emperor) took over Fujian in 1367. During the Yuan-Ming transition, he was executed by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Influence and contributions

Chen Youding was a Han Chinese general who joined the Yuan dynasty. He was also one of the rare talented military generals in the Mongol-led Yuan government and armies at that time. These characteristics made him famous in the history of China. The Yuan Shi wrote about him in the 'Biography of Loyalty and Righteousness' (). Jie Jin of the Ming dynasty praised him for "always doing his best" (), and Wang Pei also praised him as one of the three loyal leaders in

().{{lang, zh, 王逄《集》中写道：「閩有三忠，謂福建平章陳友定、僉樞白帖穆爾子壽、漳州達魯花赤叠裏迷失子初也。」

References

Yuan dynasty generals Generals from Fujian Politicians from Fuzhou People from Fuzhou 1330 births 1368 deaths