This article contains the family trees of members of the
Sun clan, who ruled 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 ...
(229–280), 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 (220–280), in
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
.
Sun Jian, Sun Qiang and Sun Jing
Sun Jian
Sun Jian () () (155–191?), courtesy name Wentai, was a Chinese military general, politician, and warlord who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. He allied himself with Yuan Shu in 190 when warlords from eastern China formed a ...
was an alleged descendant of
Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu (; zh, t=孫子, s=孙子, first= t, p=Sūnzǐ) may have been a Chinese General, military general, strategist, philosopher, and writer who lived during the Eastern Zhou period (771–256 BC). Sun Tzu is traditionally credited as the au ...
, the author of ''
The Art of War
''The Art of War'' is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the late Spring and Autumn period (roughly 5th century BC). The work, which is attributed to the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu ("Master Sun"), is compos ...
''.
Sun Jian and Sun Qiang were twin brothers.
Sun Jing was a younger brother of Sun Jian. Sun Jian had a younger sister,
Lady Sun, who married Xu Zhen.
Xu Zhen and Sun Jian's younger sister had a son, Xu Kun. Xu Kun's daughter married Sun Jian's son
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 ...
.
Sun Jian
Four of
Sun Jian
Sun Jian () () (155–191?), courtesy name Wentai, was a Chinese military general, politician, and warlord who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. He allied himself with Yuan Shu in 190 when warlords from eastern China formed a ...
's sons –
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 ...
,
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 ...
,
Sun Yi
Sun Yi (c. 184–204), courtesy name Shubi, was Chinese military general and politician who was a younger brother of Sun Quan, the founding emperor of the state of Eastern Wu in the Three Kingdoms period of China. He was the husband of Lady ...
and
Sun Kuang
Sun Kuang (after 184- before 210?), courtesy name Jizuo, was a younger brother of Sun Quan, a Chinese warlord who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty and became the founding emperor of the state of Eastern Wu in the Three Kingdoms period.
...
– and one of his daughters (her identity is unrecorded) were born to his wife
Lady Wu, who was
Wu Jing's elder sister. Lady Sun married
Liu Bei
Liu Bei (, ; ; 161 – 10 June 223), courtesy name Xuande (), was a China, Chinese warlord in the late Han dynasty#Eastern Han, Eastern Han dynasty who later became the founding Emperor of China, emperor of Shu Han, one of the Three Kingdoms of ...
.
One of the two other daughters was born to Sun Jian's concubine Lady Chen, and she married
Pan Jun's son Pan Mi.
It is not known who the mothers of the fifth son (
Sun Lang) and the last daughter were. The last daughter was married to Hong Zi.
Sun Ce
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 ...
married
Da Qiao, the older of Elder Qiao's two daughters.
Zhou Yu
Zhou Yu (, ) (175–210), courtesy name Gongjin (), was a Chinese military general and strategist serving under the warlord Sun Ce in the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. After Sun Ce died in the year 200, he continued serving under Sun Qua ...
married the younger daughter
Xiao Qiao.
Sun Ce's son was Sun Shao. Sun Shao's son was Sun Feng. Sun Ce had several daughters: one married
Gu Yong
Gu Yong (168 – November or December 243), courtesy name Yuantan, was a Chinese calligrapher, musician, and politician. He served as a minister and the second Imperial Chancellor of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period o ...
's son
Gu Shao
Gu Shao ( 188–218), courtesy name Xiaoze, was an official serving under the warlord Sun Quan in the late Eastern Han dynasty of China.
Family background
Gu Shao's ancestral home was in Wu County, Wu Commandery, which is present-day Suz ...
, another married
Lu Xun, and another married
Zhu Zhi
Zhu Zhi (156–224), courtesy name Junli, was a Chinese military general and politician serving under the warlord Sun Quan during the late Eastern Han dynasty and early Three Kingdoms period of China. He was from Guzhang County (), Danyang Com ...
's son Zhu Ji. It is not known whether Sun Ce's children were born to Da Qiao or not.
During the
Tang dynasty
The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, c=唐朝), or the Tang Empire, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an Wu Zhou, interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed ...
, an unnamed 13th-generation patrilineal descendant of Sun Ce was recorded to have served as a Buddhist master at the
Lingyin Temple.
Sun Quan
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 ...
had ten wives/concubines:
Lady Xie; Lady Yuan; Lady Zhao;
Lady Xu;
Empress Dayi, née Wang; Consort Xie; Consort Zhong;
Empress Jinghuai, née Wang;
Empress Pan;
Bu Lianshi. Lady Yuan was
Yuan Shu
Yuan Shu () (155 – 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. He decla ...
's daughter; Lady Zhao was Zhao Yuan's sister; Lady Xie was Xie Jiong's daughter; Lady Xu was Xu Kun's daughter; Empress Dayi was Wang Lujiu's daughter. Sun Quan had seven sons:
Sun Deng,
Sun He,
Sun Ba,
Sun Fen
Sun Fen (before 235 - 270), courtesy name Ziyang, was an imperial prince of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He was the fifth son of Sun Quan, the founding emperor of Eastern Wu.
Life
Sun Fen was the fifth son ...
,
Sun Xiu,
Sun Liang and
Sun Lü. Sun Quan had three daughters:
Sun Luban,
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 ...
, and a third one, whose name is unknown.
Lady Xu was Sun Deng's adoptive mother;
[(初,登所生庶賤,徐夫人少有母養之恩, ...) ''Sanguozhi'' vol. 59.][(... 權為討虜將軍在吳,聘以為妃,使母養子登。) ''Sanguozhi'' vol. 50.] Empress Dayi bore Sun He; Consort Xie bore Sun Ba; Consort Zhong bore Sun Fen; Empress Jinghuai bore Sun Xiu; Empress Pan bore Sun Liang; Bu Lianshi bore Sun Luban and Sun Luyu.
[(吳主權步夫人, ... 生二女,長曰魯班,字大虎,前配周瑜子循,後配全琮;少曰魯育,字小虎,前配朱據,後配劉纂。) ''Sanguozhi'' vol. 50.] It is unknown who the mothers of Sun Lü and the third daughter were. Sun Quan's third daughter was married to
Zhu Ju
Zhu Ju (194–250), courtesy name Zifan, was a Chinese military general and politician of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. A son-in-law of Wu's founding emperor Sun Quan, Zhu Ju served briefly as the fifth Im ...
initially, but was later remarried to
Liu Zuan.
Sun Deng
Sun Deng married
Zhou Yu
Zhou Yu (, ) (175–210), courtesy name Gongjin (), was a Chinese military general and strategist serving under the warlord Sun Ce in the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. After Sun Ce died in the year 200, he continued serving under Sun Qua ...
's daughter. He had three sons: Sun Fan, Sun Xi and Sun Ying. It is unknown whether his three sons were born to Lady Zhou or not.
Sun Ba
Sun Ba married the daughter of
Liu Yao
Liu Yao (died 329), courtesy name Yongming, was the final emperor of the Xiongnu-led Han-Zhao dynasty of China. He became emperor in 318 after most other members of the imperial Liu clan were massacred by Jin Zhun in a coup. However, the empi ...
's son
Liu Ji. Sun Ba had two sons: Sun Ji and Sun Yi. It is not stated whether his sons were born to Lady Liu or not.
Sun He (Zixiao)
Sun He had two wives: Consort Zhang and
Lady He. Consort Zhang was the daughter of
Zhang Zhao's son
Zhang Cheng and
Zhuge Jin
Zhuge Jin (174 – July or August 241), courtesy name Ziyu, was a Chinese military general and politician of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. Born in the late Eastern Han dynasty, Zhuge Jin started his career i ...
's daughter. Lady He was the daughter of He Sui.
Sun He had four sons – Sun Jun,
Sun Hao
Sun Hao (242 – January or February 284), courtesy name Yuanzong, originally named Sun Pengzu with the courtesy name Haozong, was the fourth and last emperor of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He was a son of ...
, Sun De and Sun Qian – and one daughter, whose name is unknown. Sun Hao was born to Lady He, Sun Jun and the daughter were born to Consort Zhang,
[(景妻,孫皓適妹,與景俱張承外孫也。) ''Sanguozhi'' vol. 58.] while the identities of the mothers of Sun De and Sun Qian are unknown. Sun He's daughter married
Lu Jing, the son of
Lu Kang (
Lu Xun's son) and Lady Zhang (another daughter of Zhang Cheng). Both Sun He's daughter and Lu Jing were therefore Zhang Cheng's maternal grandchildren.
=Sun Hao (Yuanzong)
=
Sun Hao
Sun Hao (242 – January or February 284), courtesy name Yuanzong, originally named Sun Pengzu with the courtesy name Haozong, was the fourth and last emperor of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He was a son of ...
had three wives. Two of them were
Zhang Bu's daughters. The third one was Teng Mu's daughter
Teng Fanglan.
Sun Hao's biography in the ''Sanguozhi'' stated:
Wang Jun's biography in the ''Jin Shu'' confirmed the identity of the "Prince of Lu" as Sun Qian. The biography of
Emperor Yuan in the ''Jin Shu'' mentioned Sun Hao's son Sun Fan, while the biography of
Zhou Chu
Zhou Chu (; 236?–12 February 297), courtesy name Ziyin (), was a Western Jin-era Chinese general. He was the son of Zhou Fang, a famous Eastern Wu general. He had a reputation for uprightness and integrity and is the protagonist of a famous Ch ...
mentioned Sun Hao's son Sun Chong. It might be possible that Sun Fan and Sun Chong were among the 32 sons (seven of whom were known by their princely titles), apart from Sun Jin and the Prince of Lu (Sun Qian), mentioned in Sun Hao's biography. Otherwise, Sun Hao would have had 36 sons in total.
There are no records of Sun Hao's daughters nor any records of the identities of the mothers of his sons.
Sun Xiu
Sun Xiu married
Empress Zhu, the daughter of
Zhu Ju
Zhu Ju (194–250), courtesy name Zifan, was a Chinese military general and politician of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. A son-in-law of Wu's founding emperor Sun Quan, Zhu Ju served briefly as the fifth Im ...
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 ...
(Sun Xiu's half-sister).
Sun Xiu had four sons: Sun Wan, Sun Gong, Sun Mang and Sun Bao. It is not stated whether Sun Xiu's four sons were born to Empress Zhu or not.
Sun Liang
Sun Liang married
Quan Huijie
Empress Quan (244 – early 300s), also known as Quan Huijie, was an empress of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. She was married to Sun Liang, the second emperor of Wu.
Life
Lady Quan was a daughter of Quan S ...
, the daughter of
Quan Shang.
Sun Yi
Sun Yi
Sun Yi (c. 184–204), courtesy name Shubi, was Chinese military general and politician who was a younger brother of Sun Quan, the founding emperor of the state of Eastern Wu in the Three Kingdoms period of China. He was the husband of Lady ...
was married to
Lady Xu, they had a son, Sun Song.
Sun Kuang
Sun Kuang
Sun Kuang (after 184- before 210?), courtesy name Jizuo, was a younger brother of Sun Quan, a Chinese warlord who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty and became the founding emperor of the state of Eastern Wu in the Three Kingdoms period.
...
married the daughter of Cao Cao's younger brother.
[(是時哀紹方彊,而策并江東,曹公力未能逞,且欲撫之。乃以弟女配策小弟匡,又為子章取賁女, ...) ''Sanguozhi'' vol. 46.] They had a son, Sun Tai. Sun Tai's son was
Sun Xiu
Sun Xiu (235 – 3 September 264), courtesy name Zilie, formally known as Emperor Jing of Wu, was the third emperor of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China.
Early life
Sun Xiu was born in 235 to Wu's founding emper ...
. Sun Xiu's son was
Sun Jian
Sun Jian () () (155–191?), courtesy name Wentai, was a Chinese military general, politician, and warlord who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. He allied himself with Yuan Shu in 190 when warlords from eastern China formed a ...
.
Sun Qiang
Sun Qiang had two sons:
Sun Ben
Sun Ben ( 180–200s), courtesy name Boyang, 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. He was the eld ...
and
Sun Fu. Sun Ben was elder than Sun Fu.
Sun Ben
Sun Ben
Sun Ben ( 180–200s), courtesy name Boyang, 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. He was the eld ...
had four sons: Sun Lin, Sun An, Sun Xi and Sun Ji. Sun Lin was the eldest of the four. Sun Ben also had a daughter, who was married to
Cao Cao
Cao Cao (; ; ; 15 March 220), courtesy name Mengde, was a Chinese statesman, warlord, and poet who rose to power during the end of the Han dynasty (), ultimately taking effective control of the Han central government. He laid the foundation f ...
's son
Cao Zhang
Cao Zhang () (189? – 1 August 223), courtesy name Ziwen, nickname "The Yellow Goatee" (黃鬚兒), was a prince of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He was a son of Cao Cao, a warlord who rose to power towards the ...
.
Sun Lin had six sons: Sun Miao, Sun Lü, Sun Shu, Sun Zhen, Sun Xie and Sun Xin.
Sun Fu
Sun Fu had four sons: Sun Xing, Sun Zhao, Sun Wei and Sun Xin. He also had a daughter, who was married to
Luo Tong
Luo Tong (193 CE–228 CE), courtesy name Gongxu, was an official serving under the warlord Sun Quan during the late Eastern Han dynasty and early Three Kingdoms period of China.
Life
Luo Tong was from Wushang County (烏傷縣), Kuaiji Commande ...
.
Sun Jing
Sun Jing had five sons: Sun Hao,
Sun Yu,
Sun Jiao
Sun Jiao (died January or February 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 per ...
,
Sun Huan and Sun Qian.
Sun Hao (Sun Jing's son)
Sun Hao had three sons: Sun Chuo, Sun Chao and Sun Gong.
Sun Gong's son was
Sun Jun. Sun Jun's elder sister married
Quan Shang. Sun Jun's younger sister married
Zhu Ju
Zhu Ju (194–250), courtesy name Zifan, was a Chinese military general and politician of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. A son-in-law of Wu's founding emperor Sun Quan, Zhu Ju served briefly as the fifth Im ...
's son Zhu Sun.
Sun Chuo had five sons:
Sun Chen, Sun Ju, Sun En, Sun Gan and Sun Kai. Sun Chen was the eldest of the five sons.
Sun Yu
Sun Yu had five sons: Sun Mi, Sun Xi, Sun Yao, Sun Man and Sun Hong.
Sun Jiao
Sun Jiao
Sun Jiao (died January or February 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 per ...
had five sons: Sun Yin, Sun Xi, Sun Zi, Sun Mi and Sun Yi. Sun Xi was younger than Sun Yin. The other three were all younger than Sun Xi.
Sun Huan
Sun Huan had three sons: Sun Cheng, Sun Yi and Sun Feng. Sun Yi was born to Sun Huan's concubine and was younger than Sun Cheng. Sun Feng was younger than Sun Yi. Sun Huan also had two daughters who were younger than Sun Yi. One of the daughters married
Teng Yin while the other married
Lü Ju.
Sun He (Bohai)
Sun He was a distant relative of the Sun clan, and his original family name was Yu (俞). He was favoured by
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 granted him and his immediate family the family name "Sun" and inducted them into the Sun clan. Sun He had four sons: Sun Zhu, Sun Yi,
Sun Huan and Sun Jun (ranked in order of seniority from left to right).
Sun Jun had two sons: Sun Jian and Sun Shen. Sun Jian was elder than Sun Shen. Sun Shen's son was Sun Cheng.
Sun Shao was a son of Sun He's younger brother. He had five sons: Sun Kai, Sun Yue, Sun Yi, Sun Yi and Sun Hui. Sun Kai was elder than Sun Yue. The other three were all younger than Sun Kai
[(子越嗣,至右將軍。越兄楷武衞大將軍、臨成侯,代越為京下督。楷弟異至領軍將軍,弈宗正卿,恢武陵太守。) ''Sanguozhi'' vol. 51.] but it is unknown whether they were elder than Sun Yue or not.
See also
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Cao Wei family trees
This article contains the family trees of members of the Cao clan, who ruled the state of Cao Wei (220– February 266) in the Three Kingdoms period (220–280) in China. Only Cao Cao's lineage is shown in this article. The lineages of his relative ...
*
Shu Han family trees
This article contains the family trees of members of the Liu clan, who ruled the state of Shu Han (221-263) in the Three Kingdoms period (220-280) in China. They were related to the House of Liu, the imperial clan of the Han dynasty.
Liu Bei's anc ...
*
Family tree of Sima Yi
References
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Chen, Shou (3rd century). ''
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'').
* Dong, You, ed. (1819). "Tang Hangzhou Lingyin Shan Tianzhu Si Dadeshen Fashi Ta Ming" (唐杭州靈隱山天竺寺大德詵法師塔銘) in ''Quan Tang Wen'' (全唐文) volume 918.
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Fang, Xuanling (648). ''
Book of Jin
The ''Book of Jin'' is an official Chinese historical text covering the history of the Jin dynasty (266–420), Jin dynasty from 266 to 420. It was compiled in 648 by a number of officials commissioned by the imperial court of the Tang dynasty, ...
'' (''Jin Shu'').
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Pei, Songzhi (5th century). ''
Annotations to Records of the Three Kingdoms
''Annotated 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 the fall of the Eastern Jin ...
'' (''Sanguozhi zhu'').
Eastern Wu
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