Chen Lin

Chen Lin (Chinese: 陳璘; 1543–1607), courtesy name Chaojue (朝爵), was a Chinese general and admiral of the Ming dynasty. Chen Lin was a native of Shaoguan, Guangdong province. He quelled the 1562 uprisings in Chaozhou and Yingde in Guangdong and was subsequently promoted to the Shoubei of Guangdong. Chen participated in various campaigns in Southern China against rebels and peasant uprisings thereafter.