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What happened to Chen Youliang during the Battle of Lake Poyang?
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The Hongwu emperor; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei.
During the decisive naval battle at Lake Poyang in 1363, Chen Youliang—the self-proclaimed emperor of the Han dynasty—was killed, and his massive fleet of war junks was destroyed by the forces of Zhu Yuanzhang (the future Hongwu Emperor).1
Following his death, Zhu successfully captured Chen's stronghold of Wuchang in 1364, subsequently securing control over the Hubei, Hunan, and Jiangxi provinces.1