Chen Shuozhen (Chinese: 陳碩真; pinyin: Chén Shuòzhēn; died 653) was a Tang dynasty woman from Muzhou (in modern Chun'an, Zhejiang), who led a peasant uprising in 653.
[1][2] During the rebellion, she declared herself Empress Wenjia (文佳皇帝),[3] becoming the first female rebel leader in Chinese history to assume the title of Huangdi ("emperor").
In early 653, she started her own army and claimed to be "Huangdi Wenjia"; and appointed her brother-in-law (Zhang Shuzeng) as her prime minister.
[6] Chen Shuozhen led two thousand people to capture Chenzhou and Yuqian County, she also attacked Zhangzhou but failed.
Her story survives though as she's said to have inspired Fang La's uprising at the end of the Northern Song dynasty and remains prominent in Zhejiang folklore.