Sun Huan (195-234),
courtesy name Jiming, was a military general 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 ...
during the
Three Kingdoms 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 (孫皎).
Life
Born in the county of Wu, he was raised to be a soldier for the glory of the Sun family. In 212, his elder brother Jiao was promoted to general and left in charge of Xiakou in Jiangxia, replacing the general
Cheng Pu (程普) who had organised the defences of this territory after it was transferred to
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 ...
, two years earlier. Sun Huan entered military service serving under his elder brother Jiao for several years. In 219, Jiao died and Sun Huan inherited the command of Jiao's men. He was then named General of the Household and acted as Administrator of Jiangxia.
He was tasked with protecting the contested border with Wei. He distinguished himself against Shu in the
battle of Yiling 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 his achievements.
He died in 234 and was well remembered by the people of Wu, who praised him for his contributions to 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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195 births
234 deaths
Eastern Wu generals