courtesy name
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Deda, was a Chinese military general and politician of the state of
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 Han dynasty#Eastern Han, Eastern Han dynasty and wa ...
period of China. He was from Rongcheng County,
Zhuo Commandery
Zhuo Commandery ( zh, 涿郡) or Fanyang Commandery ( zh, 范陽郡) was a commandery in imperial China from Han dynasty to Tang dynasty, located in modern Hebei and Beijing.
Han dynasty
Zhuo Commandery was established during Emperor Gao of Han's ...
, which is present-day
Rongcheng County
Rongcheng () is a county in central Hebei province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of Baoding prefecture-level city. The area of the county is , while the county seat is located in Rongcheng Town.
Administrative divisions
Rongcheng County ad ...
,
Hebei
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. He was known for being generous, loyal and brave.
Later, regent of Wei named
Cao Shuang
Cao Shuang (died 9 February 249), courtesy name Zhaobo, was a Chinese military general and regent of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He was the eldest son of Cao Zhen, a prominent general of Wei. He initially hel ...
giving Sun Li the rank of regional inspector (刺史) of Yang Zhou province (揚州) which located on northern Anhui and Jiangsu. Sun Li also bestowed with the title of General putting down the waves (伏波將軍) and Marquis within the Passes (關內侯).
Later, Wu general named
Quan Cong
Quan Cong (196–247 or 198–249), courtesy name Zihuang, was a Chinese military general of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. Born in present-day Hangzhou towards the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, Quan Cong ...
(全琮) invaded the region and prompted Sun Li to be sent to defend the area, where he meet Quan Cong in the battle of Shapo (芍陂). Sun Li managed to repel Quan Cong and prmoted as Chamberlain for the Palace Revenues (少府) and was made regional governor (牧) of the province of Jizhou (冀州) which are in modern time Shanxi.
After the
Incident at the Gaoping Tombs
The Incident at the Gaoping Tombs was a ''coup d'état'' that took place on 5 February 249 in the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period (220–280) of China. The parties involved were Sima Yi and Cao Shuang, who were both regents for ...
which resulted in the execution of Cao Shuang, Sima Yi appointed Sun Li as metropolitan commandant and further giving him the honorific title of Minister of Works (司空) and Neighbourhood Marquis of Dali (大利亭侯).
After his death, Sun Li were given a posthumous title as Marquis Jing (大利景侯).
See also
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Lists of people of the Three Kingdoms
The following are lists of people significant to the Three Kingdoms period (220–280) of Chinese history. Their names in Mandarin pinyin are sorted in alphabetical order.
Fictional characters in the 14th-century historical novel ''Romance of ...
Records of Three Kingdoms
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Annotations to Records of the Three Kingdoms
Annotations to Records of the Three Kingdoms () by Pei Songzhi (372-451) is an annotation completed in the 5th century of the 3rd century historical text ''Records of the Three Kingdoms'', compiled by Chen Shou. After leaving his native land, Pei ...