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 This article is part of the
Southern and Northern Dynasties series.
Southern Dynasties
Song Dynasty (420-479)
Qi Dynasty
Liang Dynasty
Chen Dynasty
Northern Dynasties
Northern Wei Dynasty
Eastern Wei Dynasty
Western Wei Dynasty
Northern Qi Dynasty
Northern Zhou Dynasty

Chen Dynasty 陳朝 (557-589) was the fourth and the last of Southern dynasties in China, eliminated by the Sui Dynasty.

Sovereigns of Chen Dynasty (557-589)
Posthumous Name Family name and given names Period of Reigns Era names and their according range of years
Convention: Chen + posthumous name
Wu Di 武帝 wu3 di4 Chen Ba Xian|陳霸先 chen2 ba4 xian1 557-559 Yongding (永定 yong3 ding4) 557-559
Wen Di 文帝 wen2 di4 Chen Qian|陳蒨 chen2 qian4 560-566 Tianjia (天嘉 tian1 jia1) 560-566
   Tiankang (天康 tian1 kang1) 566
Fei Di 廢帝 fei4 di4 Chen Bo Zong|陳伯宗 chen2 bo2 zong1 567-568 Guangda (光大 guang1 da4) 567-568
Xuan Di 宣帝 xuan1 di4 Chen Xu|陳頊 chen2 xu1 569-582 Taijian (太建 tai4 jian4) 569-582
後主 hou4 zhu3 Chen Shu Bao|陳叔寶 chen2 shu2 bao3 583-589 Zhide (至德 zhi4 de2) 583-586
   Zhenming (禎明 zhen1 ming2) 587-589