Chen Youliang

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Chen Youliang ( Chinese  陳友諒  /  陈友谅 , born 1320 ; died August 23, 1363 ) was the founder of the rebel state of Dahan (大漢) and challenger to the Yuan dynasty . He was killed in the sea ​​battle against Zhū ​​Yuánzhāng on Lake Poyang .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Andrew R. Wilson: The Maritime Transformation of Ming China. In: Andew Erickson, Lyle Goldstein: China Goes to Sea: Maritime Transformation in Comparative Historical Perspective. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis 2012, ISBN 978-1-59114-242-3 , pp. 238–287 ( limited preview in Google book search).
personal data
SURNAME Youliang, Chen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Founder of the rebel state of Dahan (大漢) and challenger to the Yuan Dynasty
DATE OF BIRTH 1320
DATE OF DEATH August 23, 1363