Sun Quan, courtesy name Zhongmou, 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 h
Tang dynasty portrait of Sun Quan by Yan Liben
A mural showing chariots and cavalry, from Dahuting Tomb (打虎亭漢墓) of the late Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD), located in Zhengzhou, Henan
Portrait of Sun Quan from Sancai Tuhui
Sun Ce, 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 t
Sun Quan
…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 AD. He declared formal independence and ruled from November 222 to May 229 as the King of Wu and from May 229 to May 252 as the Emperor of Wu…
A Qing dynasty illustration of Sun Ce as depicted in the Wu Shuang Pu (無雙譜, Table of Peerless Heroes) by Jin Guliang
Sun Ce's territory around 200 CE
Statues of Sun Ce (right) and Sun Quan (left)
Illustration from a 1591 edition of Romance of the Three Kingdoms depicting Sun Ce ordering the execution of Yu Ji. Flooding caused by the rain summoned by Yu Ji is indicated at the upper left.