A Chinese Biographical Dictionary/Ch'ên Yu-liang
260 Ch'ên Yu-liang 陳友諒. Died A.D. 1368. The son of a fisherman at 沔陽 Mien-yang in Hupeh, and originally named 謝 Hsieh, who in 1850 quitted his post as gaoler to join the forces of Hsü Shou-hui. By 1857 he had risen to command an independent force; and in 1358 he captured An-ch'ing, slew Hsü, and proclaimed himself Prince of Han, and finally Emperor of the Han dynasty, with his capital at Wu-ch'ang. He obtained the mastery over a large portion of western China; but he was ultimately vanquished by Chu Yüan-chang, the founder of the Ming dynasty, in a decisive battle on the Po-yang lake, and killed by a stray arrow when already in fall retreat. He had two brothers, named Ch'ên 友仁 Yu-jen and Ch'ên 友貴 Yu-kuei, who were associated with him in his adventurous career.