Sun Fu ( 190s–200s),
courtesy name
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Guoyi, 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
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.
Life
Sun Fu was the second son of Sun Qiang, the twin brother of Sun Quan's father
Sun Jian. He followed
Sun Ce (Sun Jian's eldest son and successor) in his later campaigns against
Yuan Shu
Yuan Shu () (died July or August 199), courtesy name Gonglu, was a Chinese military general, politician, and warlord who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty. He rose to prominence following the collapse of the Han central government in 189 ...
and
Liu Xun, earning great merits by raiding Lingyang and Lujiang. When Liu Xun was defeated, Sun Fu was put in charge of rebuilding the city walls, which he accomplished very well. He earned the title of General Who Pacifies the South.
Before the
Battle of Red Cliffs, Sun Fu decided to surrender to
Cao Cao. To this end, he sent a letter to Cao, proclaiming his intent to surrender, but this letter was intercepted.
Sun Quan angrily stripped Sun Fu of all rank and imprisoned him, but spared him on account of filial duty. Sun Fu was released and died a few years after the battle, never again having a military command. His sons, however, all received rank.
Family
See also
*
Lists of people of the Three Kingdoms
References
*
Chen, Shou (3rd century). ''
Records of the Three Kingdoms'' (''Sanguozhi'').
*
Pei, Songzhi (5th century). ''
Annotations to Records of the Three Kingdoms'' (''Sanguozhi zhu'').
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Generals under Sun Quan
Sun Ce and associates
2nd-century births
3rd-century deaths
Officials under Sun Quan
Politicians from Hangzhou
Political office-holders in Jiangxi
Han dynasty generals from Zhejiang
Han dynasty politicians from Zhejiang