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Sun Quan. Sun Quan ( pronunciation ⓘ, Chinese: 孫權) (182 – 21 May 252), [a] [2] courtesy name Zhongmou ( 仲謀 ), posthumously known as Emperor Da of Wu, was the founder of the Eastern Wu dynasty, one of the Three Kingdoms of China. He inherited control of the warlord regime established by his elder brother, Sun Ce, in 200.
- 23 May 229 – 21 May 252
- Sun Jian
Apr 22, 2024 · Sun Quan was the founder and first emperor of the Wu dynasty, one of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguo) into which China was divided at the end of the Han period (206 bc–ad 220). The Wu occupied the area in eastern China around Nanjing and lasted from 222 to 280.
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Sun Quan was the younger brother of Sun Ce and founder of the state of Eastern Wu in ancient China. He expanded Wu's territory, promoted agriculture and culture, and resisted Cao Wei's invasion.
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Sun Quan, courtesy name Zhongmou (仲謀), posthumously known as Emperor Da of Wu, was the founder of the Eastern Wu dynasty, one of the Three Kingdoms of China. He inherited control of the warlord regime established by his elder brother, Sun Ce, in 200.
Jan 3, 2024 · The ascension of Sun Quan to the throne as the Emperor of Wu in 229 CE officially established the state of Eastern Wu and solidified the tripartite division of China, alongside the states of Shu Han under Liu Bei (and later his successors) and Wei under Cao Pi. Sun Quan's rise to power was a culmination of years of political maneuvering and ...
Wu ( Chinese: 吳; pinyin: Wú; Middle Chinese * ŋuo < Eastern Han Chinese: *ŋuɑ [5] ), known in historiography as Eastern Wu or Sun Wu, was a dynastic state of China and one of the three major states that competed for supremacy over China in the Three Kingdoms period. It previously existed from 220 to 222 as a vassal kingdom nominally under ...
Emperor Wu Dadi (r. 222-252), personal name Sun Quan (182-252), courtesy name Sun Zhongmou, was the founder of the Wu dynasty (222-280) that ruled over of the Three Kingdoms (220-280). He was the younger brother of Sun Ce and son of Sun Jian, a warlord in the last decade of the Later Han period (25-220).
