Sun Jun (Eastern Wu)
Sun Jun | |
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Imperial Chancellor ( | |
In office November or December 253 – 19 October 256 | |
Monarch | Sun Liang |
Preceded by | Zhu Ju |
Succeeded by | Sun Chen |
General-in-Chief ( | |
In office November or December 253 – 19 October 256 | |
Monarch | Sun Liang |
Preceded by | Zhuge Ke |
Succeeded by | Sun Chen |
General of the Military Guards ( | |
In office 252 – November or December 253 | |
Monarch | Sun Quan / Sun Liang |
Personal details | |
Born | 219 |
Died | [a] | 19 October 256 (aged 37)
Relations | See Eastern Wu family trees |
Parent |
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Occupation | General, regent |
Courtesy name | Ziyuan ( |
Peerage | Marquis of Fuchun ( |
Sun Jun (219[2] – 19 October 256),[a] courtesy name Ziyuan, was a military general and regent of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He served under the second Wu emperor, Sun Liang.
Life
Sun Jun was a great-grandson of Sun Jing, an uncle of Wu's founding emperor Sun Quan; his father was Sun Gong (孙恭) and his grandfather was Sun Gao (孙暠).[3] Late in Sun Quan's reign, he became a trusted personal assistant of Sun Quan's, and he was said to have been, in conjunction with Sun Quan's daughter Sun Luban, involved in falsely accusing the crown prince Sun He, leading to Sun He's deposal in 250. At his and Sun Luban's recommendation, Sun Quan created his youngest son Sun Liang as his successor. Again at Sun Jun's recommendation, Sun Quan named Zhuge Ke regent for Sun Liang in 251, and after his death in 252, Sun Jun became a key assistant to Zhuge.
In 253, after Zhuge Ke had suffered a major military defeat to Wu's rival state, Cao Wei, and subsequently refused to admit fault but instead tried to wipe out all dissent, Sun Jun assassinated him and took over as regent. There was initial anticipation that he might be willing to share power with other key officials, but he instead consolidated power into his own hands. He was not known for his accomplishments during his regency, and he was severe in his punishments. As a result, there were several conspiracies against his life during his regency, including one in 254 led by Sun Ying (
In 256, at the urging of Wen Qin, a Wei general who had surrendered to Wu after a rebellion of his and Guanqiu Jian's failed, Sun Jun considered launching a major attack against Wei, but as he was about to do so, he grew ill. He transferred his powers to his cousin Sun Chen and then died. Sun Chen succeeded him.
In 258, after Sun Chen had deposed Sun Liang and had in turn been executed by the succeeding emperor Sun Xiu, Sun Jun's casket was disinterred and reduced in size, as a sign of imperial disapproval; both Sun Jun and Sun Chen were posthumously banished from the royal family and renamed Gu Jun (
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References
- ^ ([
太平 元年 ]九 月 丁 亥 ,[孫 ]峻 卒 , ...) Sanguozhi vol. 48. - ^ According to Sun Jun's biography in Sanguozhi, he was 38 (by East Asian reckoning) when he died. (
恐 惧发病死 ,时年三 十 八 ...) Sanguozhi, vol.64. Thus by calculation, his birth year should be 219. - ^ (孙峻
字 子 远,孙坚弟 静 之 曾孙也。静生 暠,暠生恭 ,为散骑侍郎 。恭生 峻 。) Sanguozhi vol.64 - ^ (
休 耻与峻 、綝同族 。特 除 其属籍 ,称 之 曰故峻 、故 綝云。) Sanguozhi vol. 64.
- Chen, Shou (3rd century). Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi).
- Pei, Songzhi (5th century). Annotations to Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi zhu).
- Sima, Guang (1084). Zizhi Tongjian, vols. 75-77.