Lady Bu (died March or November 238), personal name Bu Lianshi, was a concubine of

Sun Quan Sun Quan (; 182 – 21 May 252), courtesy name Zhongmou (), posthumous name, posthumously known as Emperor Da of Wu, was the founder of Eastern Wu, one of the Three Kingdoms of China. He inherited control of the warlord regime established by hi ...

, the founding emperor of the state of

Eastern Wu Wu (Chinese language, Chinese: 吳; pinyin: ''Wú''; Middle Chinese *''ŋuo'' < Eastern Han Chinese: ''*ŋuɑ''), known in historiography as Eastern Wu or Sun Wu, was a Dynasties of China, dynastic state of China and one of the three major sta ...

in the

Three Kingdoms The Three Kingdoms of Cao Wei, Shu Han, and Eastern Wu dominated China from AD 220 to 280 following the end of the Han dynasty. This period was preceded by the Eastern Han dynasty and followed by the Jin dynasty (266–420), Western Jin dyna ...

period of China. She has posthumously been honoured as an empress by Sun Quan. She is also known as Empress Bu.

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Lady Bu was from Huaiyin County (),

Linhuai Commandery Linhuai Commandery ( zh, 臨淮郡) was a historical commandery of China, located in what is now central Jiangsu province. History The ''Shuowen Jiezi'' records the commandery as the area of the former state of Han. The commandery was first establ ...

(), which is in present-day

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Jiangsu Jiangsu is a coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province in East China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its capital in Nanjing. Jiangsu is the List of Chinese administra ...

. She was born sometime in the late

Eastern Han dynasty The Han dynasty was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China (202 BC9 AD, 25–220 AD) established by Liu Bang and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–206 BC ...

. She was a relative of

Bu Zhi Bu Zhi (died June or July 247), courtesy name Zishan, was a Chinese military general and politician of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. Originally a scholar of humble background, he became a subordinate of the wa ...

. When she was young, her mother brought her from Huaiyin to Lujiang Commandery (; around present-day

Anqing Anqing ( zh, s=, t=安慶, p=Ānqìng, l=, also Yicheng, Nganking and formerly Hwaining, now the name of Huaining County) is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Anhui province of China, province, China, People's Republic of China. Its popu ...

Anhui Anhui is an inland Provinces of China, province located in East China. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze and Huai rivers, bordering Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the east, Jiang ...

). In 199, Lujiang was

conquered Conquest involves the annexation or control of another entity's territory through war or coercion. Historically, conquests occurred frequently in the international system, and there were limited normative or legal prohibitions against conquest ...

by the warlord

Sun Ce Sun Ce () () (175 – 5 May 200), courtesy name Bofu, was a Chinese military general, politician, and warlord who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. He was the eldest child of Sun Jian, who was killed during the Battle of Xian ...

, who controlled the territories in the Jiangdong region (also called Wu, covering present-day southeastern China), after which Lady Bu moved from Lujiang to Jiangdong. In Jiangdong, Lady Bu was noticed by Sun Ce's younger brother,

, for her beauty and she became Sun Quan's concubine. When Sun Quan abandoned the second wife Lady Xu in 212, Lady Bu became Suan Quan's favourite wife. She bore Sun Quan two daughters:

Sun Luban Sun Luban ( 229–258), courtesy name Dahu, was an imperial princess of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. She was the elder daughter of Sun Quan, the founding emperor of Wu, and his concubine Bu Lianshi. She is ...

and

Sun Luyu Sun Luyu (died August or September 255), courtesy name Xiaohu, was an imperial princess of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. She was the younger daughter of Sun Quan, the founding emperor of Wu, and his concubine ...

. Lady Bu was known to be very accepting towards Sun Quan's other wives and she recommended other women to his husband. As such, she remained in her husband's favour in the long term. In May 229, when Sun Quan declared himself emperor and established the state of

, he considered whether to install Lady Bu as the empress. However, his subjects nominated Lady Xu to be the empress instead. Sun Quan was so hesitant that he couldn't decide who to make the empress in the following years. Lady Bu's relative referred to Lady Bu as the Empress. On the other hand, Lady Bu was unable to receive support from the crown prince Sun Deng. The crown price treated Lady Xu much better than Lady Bu to express the support for Lady Xu. Lady Bu died in 238 and was posthumously honoured as an empress by Sun Quan on 24 November of that year. She was interred in the Jiang Mausoleum (; at the Purple Mountain,

Nanjing Nanjing or Nanking is the capital of Jiangsu, a province in East China. The city, which is located in the southwestern corner of the province, has 11 districts, an administrative area of , and a population of 9,423,400. Situated in the Yang ...

).() ''Sanguozhi'' vol. 50. Lady Bu's personal name was not recorded in her biography in the ''

Records of the Three Kingdoms The ''Records of the Three Kingdoms'' is a Chinese official history written by Chen Shou in the late 3rd century CE, covering the end of the Han dynasty (220 CE) and the subsequent Three Kingdoms period (220–280 CE). It is regard ...

'' (''Sanguozhi''), the authoritative source for the history of the

period. However, the ''Jiankang Shilu'' mentioned that her personal name was "Lianshi", hence she was also known as "Bu Lianshi".( seventh installment of Koei">Dynasty Warriors 7">seventh installment of Koei's ''Dynasty Warriors">Koei.html" ;"title="Dynasty Warriors 7">seventh installment of Koei">Dynasty Warriors 7">seventh installment of Koei's ''Dynasty Warriors'' video game series. She is referred to as "Lian Shi" in the game.

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* Chen Shou, Chen, Shou (3rd century). ''

'' (''Sanguozhi''). * Xu, Song ( 8th century). ''Jiankang Shilu'' (). {{DEFAULTSORT:Bu, Lady People of Eastern Wu Year of birth unknown 238 deaths Chinese imperial consorts People from Huai'an Family of Sun Quan Eastern Wu posthumous empresses

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