Duke Li of Chen (; reigned 706 BC – died 700 BC), personal name Gui Yue, was a duke of the
Chen state.
Duke Li was a son of
Duke Huan, who died under strange circumstances. He was believed to have become demented and went missing in the first month of 707 BC, before his body was found sixteen days later. The uncertainty threw the state into turmoil, and Duke Huan's younger brother
Chen Tuo
Chen Tuo (; reigned 707 BC – died 706 BC), also known as Chen Ta (陳他) and Wufu (五父), was a duke of the Chen state.
Chen Tuo was a son of Duke Wen and a younger brother of Duke Huan. In the first month of 707 BC, Duke Huan died unde ...
took the opportunity to murder Duke Li's elder brother
Crown Prince Mian
Crown Prince Mian (; died 707 BC) was the eldest son and designated successor of Duke Huan of Chen, the twelfth ruler of the ancient Chinese state of Chen during the early Spring and Autumn period. His given name was Mian (免).
In the first mont ...
and usurp the throne.
Duke Li's mother was a princess of the neighbouring
Cai state. After Chen Tuo's usurpation, the Cai army attacked the Chen state and killed Chen Tuo in 706 BC. The marquis of Cai then installed Duke Li to the Chen throne.
Duke Li died in 700 BC, after a reign of seven years. He was succeeded by his younger brother,
Lin (Duke Zhuang).
Duke Li was the father of Chen Wan (陳完), who later fled to the
Jiang Qi state in 672 BC. The Tian (田) clan descended from Chen Wan grew increasingly powerful over the centuries and eventually
usurped the Jiang Qi throne and founded the
Tian Qi state.
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