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 the thirteenth ruler of the ancient Chinese state of Chen (state), Chen during the early Spring and Autumn period. His given name was Tuo (佗) or ...
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 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
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,
Qi, Cai, and
Wey 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
693 BC deaths