Chen Lin (Ming) |This article does not cite any references or
sources. (January 2009)| Chen Lin (陳璘) Style Name: Chaojue (朝爵)
(1543–1607) was a Chinese general and admiral of the Ming
Dynasty. Chen Lin was a native of modern-day Shaoguan (韶關) in
Guangdong province. He quelled the 1562 uprisings in Chaozhou
and Yingde in Guangdong province and was subsequently promoted
to the Shoubei of Guangdong. Chen participated in various
campaigns in Southern China against rebels and peasant uprisings
thereafter. After campaigning in Korea, Chen was promoted and
gained control of troops in Hunan and Guangdong. He led troops
against the Miao peoples in Zunyi, Guizhou province and quelled
the Miao (Hmong) uprising. Chen Lin died of natural causes. His
descendants are spread out across Guangdong, Guangxi, and
Sichuan provinces. One of his grandsons, Chen Yongsu, settled in
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