Chen Shuozhen (Chinese: 陳碩真; pinyin: Chén Shuòzhēn; died November 653) was a Tang dynasty woman from Muzhou (in modern Chun'an, Zhejiang), who led a peasant uprising in 653. During the rebellion, she declared herself Empress Wenjia (文佳皇帝), becoming the first female rebel leader in Chinese history to assume the title of Huangdi ("emperor").
Chen Shuozhen (Chinese: 陳碩真; pinyin: Chén Shuòzhēn; died November 653) was a Tang dynasty woman from Muzhou (in modern Chun'an, Zhejiang), who led a peasant uprising in 653. During the rebellion, she declared herself Empress Wenjia (文佳皇帝), becoming the first female rebel leader in Chinese history to assume the title of Huangdi ("emperor").
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