Sun Jian
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Sun Jian, 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 fro
A Qing dynasty illustration of Sun Jian
A Qing dynasty illustration of Sun Jian and Yuan Shao fighting over the seal.
Lady Sun
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Lady Sun, also known as Sun Ren in the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Sun Shangxiang in Chinese opera and modern popular culture, was a Chinese noblewoman who lived du
Sun Jian
…his brother's legacy and eventually established the state of Eastern Wu in 229, with himself as its founding emperor, during the Three Kingdoms period. Lady Sun later married the warlord and founder of the state of Shu Han, Liu Bei, in an attempt to forge an alliance to defeat Cao Cao after the Battle of Red…
A Qing dynasty illustration of Lady Sun
Peking opera star Li Shengsu as Sun Shangxiang, Beijing, 4 January 2020.