Chen Zheng (Tang dynasty)

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources:  –  ·  ·  · scholar · JSTOR (January 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Chen Zheng (traditional Chinese: 陳政; simplified Chinese: 陈政; pinyin: Chén Zhèng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Chèng; 616–677) courtesy name Yimin (Chinese: 一民; pinyin: Yīmín), pseudonym Suxuan (simplified Chinese: 素轩; traditional Chinese: 素軒; pinyin: Sùxuān), was a Tang Dynasty general from Gushi County in Henan, China.

Chen Zheng was the son of Tang general Chen Ke (陳克) and the father of Chen Yuanguang. Together with son Chen Yuanguang, he was responsible for opening up and developing the city of Zhangzhou.

Through his father - Chen Kegeng (陳克耕), it is believed that he is descended from the noble Xianbei clan - Houmochen (侯莫陳) that changed their name to Chen during the Northern Wei's implemented sinicization reform policies in the fifth century.^[1][2]

References[]

This biographical article related to the military of China is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

• v
• t