Duke Zhuang of Chen (; reigned 699 BC – died 693 BC), personal name Gui Lin, was a duke of the
Chen state.
Duke Zhuang was a middle son of
Duke Huan, whose 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 ...
murdered Lin's eldest 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 usurped the throne in 707 BC. The army of the neighbouring
Cai state
Cai (; Old Chinese: *s.r̥ˤat-s) was an ancient Chinese state established at the beginning of the Zhou dynasty, rising to prominence during the Spring and Autumn period, and destroyed early in the Warring States period.
History
Following hi ...
killed Chen Tuo in 706 BC and installed
Duke Li, another brother of Duke Zhuang, on the throne.
Duke Li reigned for seven years and died in 700 BC and was succeeded by his brother Duke Zhuang instead of his son Chen Wan (陳完).
In 698 BC, the Chen state joined the armies of
Song
A song is a musical composition performed by the human voice. The voice often carries the melody (a series of distinct and fixed pitches) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs have a structure, such as the common ABA form, and are usu ...
,
Qi, Cai, and
Wey
Wey or WEY may refer to:
Places
*Wey (state) (衞), or Wei, ancient Chinese state during the Zhou Dynasty
*River Wey, river in Surrey, Hampshire and West Sussex, England
*River Wey (Dorset), river of Dorset, south west England
*Wey and Arun Canal, ...
to attack the
Zheng state. The Song state led the attack, to avenge an earlier attack on Song by Zheng. The allied forces burned the Qu gate of the Zheng capital and entered the city. In 697 and 696 BC, Chen and other states attacked Zheng two more times.
Duke Zhuang died in 693 BC, after a reign of seven years. He was also succeeded by his younger brother,
Chujiu (Duke Xuan).
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Monarchs of Chen (state)
7th-century BC Chinese monarchs
690s BC deaths