Wu Mingche

Wu Mingche (Chinese: 吳明徹; c. 504/512 – 24 August 580), courtesy name Tongzhao (通昭), was a Chinese military general and politician of the Chen dynasty of China. He first served under the dynasty's founder Emperor Wu but became the most prominent general of the state during the reign of Emperor Wu's nephew Emperor Xuan, successfully commanding the Chen army in seizing the region between the Yangtze River and the Huai River from the Northern Qi dynasty. After the Northern Qi was conquered by the Northern Zhou dynasty, however, Wu was defeated and captured by the Northern Zhou general Wang Gui (王軌). After he was taken to the Northern Zhou capital Chang'an, he died in anger.