Chen Ping (English spelling)

Japanese: 陳平 - ちんぺい（英語表記）Chen Ping; Ch`ên P`ing

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[Died] Emperor Wen 2 (178 BC)
A Chinese politician of the Han dynasty. He was from Yang Wu or Hu (Lan Kao County, Henan Province). He was poor in his hometown, but was well respected. During the rebellion at the end of the Qin Dynasty, he first served the King of Wei and Xiang Yu, and later served Liu Bang (→ Gaozu) and contributed to the unification of the Han dynasty. When Gaozu was besieged by the Xiongnu at Pingcheng, he rescued him and was made the Marquis of Qu Gui. During the reign of Emperor Hui, he became the Left Prime Minister, and together with Zhou Bo, he overthrew the Lü clan's autocratic rule (→ Lü Rebellion) and supported Emperor Wen.

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Japanese:

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[没]文帝2(前178)
中国，漢代の政治家。陽武，戸いう (河南省蘭考県) の人。郷里にあっては貧しかったが信望あり，秦末の反乱に際し，初め魏王および項羽に従い，のち劉邦 (→高祖) に仕えて漢の統一に功を立てた。高祖が平城で匈奴に包囲されたとき，これを救助し曲逆侯に封じられ，恵帝の時代には左丞相となり，周勃とともに呂氏一族の専権を倒し (→呂氏の乱 ) ，文帝を擁立した。

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