Chen Shuda
| Chen Shuda | |
|---|---|
| Chancellor of the Tang dynasty | |
| Born | (Unknown) |
| Died | 635 |
| Names | |
| Traditional Chinese | 陳叔達 |
| Simplified Chinese | 陈叔达 |
| Pinyin | Chén Shūdá |
| Wade–Giles | Chen Shu-ta |
| Courtesy name | Zicong (simplified Chinese: 子聪; traditional Chinese: 子聰; pinyin: Zǐcōng; Wade–Giles: Tzu-tsung) |
| Posthumous name | Duke Zhong of Jiang (Chinese: 江忠公; pinyin: Jiāng Zhōng Gōng; Wade–Giles: Chiang Chung-kung |
Chen Shuda (died 635), courtesy name Zicong, formally Duke Zhong of Jiang, was an imperial prince of the Chen dynasty, who, after the destruction of Chen, served as an official under the Sui and Tang dynasties, becoming a chancellor during the reigns of the Tang emperors Gaozu and Taizong.
It is not known when Chen Shuda was born. He was the 17th of 42 sons of Emperor Xuan of Chen. His mother was Consort Yuan, a concubine of Emperor Xuan who carried the rank of Zhaorong (昭容), the eighth highest rank among imperial consorts, who had two other sons—his older brother Chen Shuwen (陳叔文), later created the Prince of Jinxi, and his younger brother Chen Shutan (陳叔坦), later created the Prince of Xinhui.
In 582, just after Emperor Xuan died and was succeeded by Chen Shuda's oldest brother Chen Shubao the Crown Prince, Chen Shubao created Chen Shuda, along with his other brothers Chen Shuyan (陳叔儼), Chen Shushen (陳叔慎), and Chen Shuyu (陳叔虞), princes, and Chen Shuda's title was Prince of Yiyang. Chen Shuda was also given a minor general title. In 587, Chen Shubao made him the mayor of the capital Jiankang. During Chen Shubao's reign, Chen Shuda was one of the officials known for literary talent, and Chen Shubao often invited him, along with those other officials, into the palace to feast, write poems, and recite them with him and some of the concubines with literary talent as well. Once, he impressed the chancellor Xu Ling (徐陵) by writing a poem that had 10 rhymes during a feast.
In 589, Sui Dynasty forces destroyed Chen, reuniting China. Chen Shubao and the rest of the Chen imperial clan, other than Chen Shushen, who continued to resist after Chen Shubao surrendered and who was executed after being captured, were treated well by Emperor Wen of Sui after they were taken to the Sui capital Chang'an. Chen Shuda entered Sui governmental service as a minor official, although his title at the time is not recorded in history. During the reign of Emperor Wen's son Emperor Yang, he was made Neishi Sheren (內史舍人), a mid-level official at the legislative bureau of the government (內史省, Neishi Sheng), and later the deputy governor of Jiang Commandery (絳郡, part of modern Yuncheng, Shanxi), acting as governor.
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