Wu Chen (general)

For other people with similar names, see Wu Chen.

Wu Chen (Chinese: 武臣; pinyin: Wǔ Chén; died 208 BC) was a Chinese military general and rebel leader who served Chen Sheng (陳勝) during the Qin dynasty. Wu later proclaimed himself King of Zhao, soon after killed by his subordinate Li Liang [zh] because Li accidentally performed kowtow to Wu's elder sister. Li felt humiliated by performing this action toward a woman, so he killed Wu as a revenge. After Wu Chen's death, Zhao Xie [zh] and other rebels made Zhao Xie [zh], a member of the royal family of Zhao, inherit the throne.^[1]