Crown Prince Mian (Chinese :太子免; pinyin :Tàizǐ Miǎn; 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). [1]
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Duke Huan of Chen was the twelfth ruler of the Ancient Chinese state of Chen during the early Spring and Autumn period. His ancestral surname was Gui (媯), given name Bao (鮑), and Huan (桓) was his posthumous name.
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In the first month of 707 BC, Prince Mian's father Duke Huan died under strange circumstances. He was believed to have become demented, and went missing for sixteen days before his body was found. In the chaos that ensued, Prince Mian was murdered by his uncle Chen Tuo, the younger brother of Duke Huan. Chen Tuo usurped the throne to become the thirteenth ruler of Chen. [2] [1]
Chen Tuo, also known as Chen Ta (陳他) and Wufu (五父), was the thirteenth ruler of the ancient Chinese state of Chen during the early Spring and Autumn period. His given name was Tuo (佗) or Ta (他), and he did not receive a posthumous name because he was a usurper.
Prince Mian had a younger brother named Yue, whose mother was a princess of the neighbouring State of Cai. After Chen Tuo's usurpation, the Cai army attacked and killed Chen Tuo in the eighth month of 706 BC. The marquis of Cai then installed Yue on the Chen throne, to be known as Duke Li of Chen. [1] [3] After Duke Li died, he was succeeded by two younger brothers: Lin, Duke Zhuang of Chen, and Chujiu, Duke Xuan of Chen. [4]
Duke Li of Chen was the fourteenth ruler of the ancient Chinese state of Chen during the early Spring and Autumn period. His ancestral surname was Gui (媯), given name Yue (躍), and Li (厲) was his posthumous name.
Duke Zhuang of Chen was the fifteenth ruler of the ancient Chinese state of Chen during the Spring and Autumn period. His ancestral surname was Gui (媯), given name Lin (林), and Zhuang (莊) was his posthumous name.
Duke Xuan of Chen was the sixteenth ruler of the ancient Chinese state of Chen during the Spring and Autumn period. His ancestral surname was Gui (媯), given name Chujiu (杵臼), and Xuan (宣) was his posthumous name.
