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Sun Quan ( pronunciation ⓘ; 182 – 21 May 252), [b] [2] courtesy name Zhongmou ( 仲謀 ), 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 his elder brother, Sun Ce, in 200.
In 208, Sun Quan allied with the warlord Liu Bei and they combined forces to defeat Cao Cao at the Battle of Red Cliffs. Sun Quan and Liu Bei maintained their alliance against Cao Cao after the battle for the next ten years or so, despite having some territorial disputes over Jing Province.
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.
Though initially overshadowed by his elder brother Sun Ce’s exploits, Sun Quan showed his own talents as a leader when Sun Ce died prematurely in 200 CE. Sun Quan steadily expanded Wu’s borders through a combination of military conquests and diplomatic maneuvers.
Sun Quan (孙权) (182–252), born in Fuchun County, Wu Commandery (present-day Fuyang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang), was a pivotal figure during the Three Kingdoms period, serving as the founding emperor of the Wu state. He was not only a skilled military strategist but also a astute political leader.
Sun Quan (孫權), styled Zhongmou (仲謀), born in Fu Chun County, Wu Prefecture (Presently Fu Yang, Zhe Jiang Province). “Sun Jian’s second son. Sun Ce’s brother.
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).
After Cao Cao's son Cao Pi started the Wei Dynasty in 220, Liu Bei also wanted to be an emperor and declared himself Emperor of Shu Han in 221. He considered himself the righteous heir of the abdicated Han emperor Xian. Sun Quan declared himself King of Wu in 222.
Mar 28, 2018 · With all that talent at his disposal, Sun Quan went out avenging his father’s death. After a couple false starts, he managed to kill the commander under Liu Biao who was responsible for his father’s death in the year 208. Later that year, though, a much bigger threat loomed on the horizon.
Sun Quan (182–252), style name Zhongmou, formally known as Emperor Da of Wu, was the founder of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period. He ruled from 222 to 229 as the "King of Wu" and from 229 to 252 as the "Emperor of Wu".
