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*''Born: [[1489]]''
*''Died: [[1538]]''
*''Chinese'': [[陳]]侃 ''(Chén kǎn)''

Chén Kǎn was a [[Ming Dynasty]] scholar-official who served as the leader of a [[Chinese investiture mission]] to the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] in [[1534]]. He later wrote the ''[[Shi liuqiu lu|Shǐ liúqiú lù]]'' (使琉球錄, J: ''Shi Ryûkyû roku'') as a formal record and report from his mission.

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==References==
*Chan, Ying Kit. “A Bridge between Myriad Lands: The Ryukyu Kingdom and Ming China (1372-1526).” Thesis, National University of Singapore, 2010, 31. http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/20602.

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