Chen Shuozhen

Chen Shuozhen (; died November 653) was a Tang dynasty woman from Muzhou (in modern Chun'an, Zhejiang), who led a peasant uprising in 653. During the rebellion, she declared herself Empress Wenjia (文佳皇帝), becoming the first female rebel leader in Chinese history to assume the title of Huangdi ("emperor"). Shuozhen rang bells and burnt incense as she marched to war. She was said to have magic powers, and her people said she was a deity.

Biography Chen Shuozhen's family and background are not entirely known, though her skill with warfare suggests she may have come from a family with martial experience.