Sun Huan (194–234),
courtesy name
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Jiming, was a military general of the state of
Eastern Wu during the
Three Kingdoms
The Three Kingdoms () from 220 to 280 AD was the tripartite division of China among the dynastic states of Cao Wei, Shu Han, and Eastern Wu. The Three Kingdoms period was preceded by the Eastern Han dynasty and was followed by the West ...
period. He was the fourth son of Sun Jing, uncle of
Sun Quan, the founding emperor of Wu, and a younger brother of
Sun Jiao
Sun Jiao (died early 220), courtesy name Shulang, was a cousin of Sun Quan, a Chinese warlord who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty and later became the founding emperor of the state of Eastern Wu in the Three Kingdoms period.
Life
Sun ...
(孫皎).
Life
Born in the county of Wu, as a young man, he was raised to be a soldier, for the sake and the glory of the Sun family. In 212, his elder brother Jiao was promoted general and left in charge of Xiakou, in Jiangxia, in replacement of the general
Cheng Pu
Cheng Pu () (died after 210), courtesy name Demou, was a Chinese military general and politician serving under the warlord Sun Quan during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. He previously served under Sun Quan's predecessors: Sun Jian (Sun ...
(程普) who settled the defenses of this territory since it was transferred to
Liu Bei
Liu Bei (, ; ; 161 – 10 June 223), courtesy name Xuande (), was a warlord in the late Eastern Han dynasty who founded the state of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms period and became its first ruler. Although he was a distant relative of the ...
, two years ago. Since then, Sun Huan enter his military service under his elder brother Jiao, and stay by his side for several years. In 219, Jiao died and he inherited the command of his men. He was then named General of the Household acting as Administrator of Jiangxia, tasked with protecting the contested border with Wei. He distinguished himself against Shu in the
battle of Yiling
The Battle of Xiaoting (猇亭之戰), also known as the Battle of Yiling and the Battle of Yiling and Xiaoting, was fought between the state of Shu and the state of Wu, between the years 221 and 222 in the early Three Kingdoms period of China ...
under Lu Xun in 222. In 226, despite Sun Quan's unsuccessful campaign to seize northern Jiangxia, he captured three Wei generals at Shiyang and was then enfeoffed for good services
He died in 234 and was well remembered by the people of Wu, especially praised for promoting scholarship in Jiangxia.
See also
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Lists of people of the Three Kingdoms
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Eastern Wu family trees#Sun Jing (Youtai)
Notes
References
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Chen, Shou (3rd century). ''
Records of the Three Kingdoms'' (''Sanguozhi'').
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De Crespigny, Rafe (2007). ''A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to The Three Kingdoms 23-220 AD.'' Leiden: Brill. .
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194 births
234 deaths
Eastern Wu generals