Sun Huan 孫奐
| Occupation | RGeneral · General Who Spreads Might | Faction | Wu |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appears | R | Biography in | Book of Wu |
| Born | R195 Unverified | Native place | Wu Commandery Fuchun County Unverified |
| Died | R234 Unverified | Place of death | |
| Existence | Historical | Mentions | R7 |
Profile
Sun Huan (孫奐), courtesy name Jiming, was the son of Sun Jing, the youngest brother of Sun Jian. When his elder brother Sun Jiao died, he took command of his troops in his place and, as General of the Household Who Displays Martial Might, concurrently served as Administrator of Jiangxia. In the 5th year of Huangwu (226), when Sun Quan attacked Shiyang, he served as the vanguard and received the surrender of Gaocheng, and he kept his army so well ordered that Sun Quan admired it; he became General Who Spreads Might and was enfeoffed as Marquis of Shaxian. Records, Wu 6 §2 · 4 · 19–20
He died in the 3rd year of Jiahe (234) at the age of forty. In the Records he has a biography in the Biographies of the Ruling House in Records of Wu 6, and in his assessment of this volume Chen Shou wrote that the various members of the Sun clan either helped lay the first foundations of the state or held the frontiers, and proved equal to their duties. He does not appear in the Romance. Records, Wu 6 §18 · 21 · 52
In the Records
Sun Jing, courtesy name Youtai, was the youngest brother of Sun Jian. When Sun Quan took charge of affairs he promoted Sun Jing on the spot to General of the Household Who Manifests Righteousness, and Sun Jing died at home. Sun Jing had five sons: Sun Hao (孫暠), Sun Yu, Sun Jiao, Sun Huan and Sun Qian. Records, Wu 6 §2 · 4
Sun Huan's courtesy name was Jiming. When his elder brother Sun Jiao died in the 24th year of Jian'an (219), Sun Huan took command of his troops in his place and, as General of the Household Who Displays Martial Might, concurrently served as Administrator of Jiangxia. During his year in office he followed Sun Jiao's former practice, treating Liu Jing, Li Yun, Wu Shuo, Zhang Liang, Lü Ju (閭舉) of Jiangxia and others with courtesy and adopting all their good counsel. Sun Huan was slow of speech on sudden occasions but quick in carrying out his official duties, and the soldiers and people praised him. Records, Wu 6 §17 · 19
In the 5th year of Huangwu (226), when Sun Quan attacked Shiyang, Sun Huan, as the holder of that territory, had Xianyu Dan, a general under his command, lead 5,000 men to cut the road to the Huai River in advance. He himself, with Wu Shuo, Zhang Liang and 5,000 men, served as the army's vanguard, received the surrender of Gaocheng and captured three generals. When the main army withdrew, Sun Quan ordered Sun Huan by edict to halt in front, and passing his army and seeing how well ordered its ranks were, Sun Quan exclaimed, 'At first I worried that he would be slow and dull, but seeing him govern his army now, few of my generals can match him. I have nothing to worry about.' Sun Huan was appointed General Who Spreads Might and enfeoffed as Marquis of Shaxian, and Wu Shuo and Zhang Liang both became Assistant Generals and were given the rank of Marquis Within the Passes. Records, Wu 6 §19–20
The letter included in the Biography of Zhou Fang, which Zhou Fang sent to lure out Cao Xiu, Grand Marshal of Wei, by deception, says that the Eastern Sovereign (Sun Quan) was personally falling upon Shiyang with his central army and had separately sent his cousin Sun Huan to govern the city of Anlu, where he was building storehouses and transporting goods and grain to serve as military stores. Records, Wu 15 §50 · 57
Sun Huan loved and delighted in Confucian scholars, and further ordered the sons and younger brothers of his retainers to pursue their studies, so that later several tens of them went on to serve at court. He died in the 3rd year of Jiahe (234) at the age of forty. Records, Wu 6 §21
His son Sun Cheng succeeded him and, as General of the Household Who Manifests Martial Valor, took command of the troops in his place and concurrently governed the commandery, but he died without a son in the 6th year of Chiwu (243). Sun Cheng's younger half-brother Sun Yi (孫壹) was therefore enfeoffed to carry on Sun Huan's line. When Sun Jun put Zhuge Ke to death, Sun Yi, together with Quan Xi and Shi Ji, attacked Zhuge Ke's younger brother Zhuge Rong, Area Commander of Gong'an, and Zhuge Rong killed himself. Sun Yi was transferred from General Who Guards the South to General Who Guards the Army, given the tally of authority and put in charge of Xiakou. Records, Wu 6 §21–22
Later Sun Chen killed Teng Yin and Lü Ju (呂據), both of whom were husbands of Sun Yi's sisters. Sun Chen sent Zhu Yi to attack Sun Yi in secret, and when Zhu Yi reached Wuchang, Sun Yi, knowing that he had come to attack him, led more than a thousand of his retainers, took Teng Yin's wife with him and fled to Wei. Wei made Sun Yi General of Chariots and Cavalry with ceremonial status equal to the Three Excellencies, enfeoffed him as Marquis of Wu, and gave him as wife Honored Lady Xing of the former ruler Cao Fang. Because Lady Xing was intensely jealous, those beneath her could not bear her orders, and in the end they together killed Sun Yi and Lady Xing. Sun Yi died three years after entering Wei. Records, Wu 6 §22–23
In his assessment of the Biographies of the Ruling House, Chen Shou said that the bond of kinship and favor toward one's relatives is an unchanging principle in past and present, and that because these various members of the Sun clan had either helped lay the first foundations of the state or held and guarded the frontiers, proving equal to their duties and not disgracing their honors, he had recorded them in detail. Records, Wu 6 §52
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Abilities
This person does not appear in the Romance, so only the Records score (Chen Shou’s main text) is given.
- LEA74
- STR45
- INT45
- POL62
- CHA62
- VIR55
- ADP45
- SCH50
- DIP30
- DIS62
Evidence by ability
RAs vanguard received the surrender of Gaocheng and captured three generals; Sun Quan praised his army's ranksWu 6 §20
RNo direct record — estimated from his posts as General of the Household Who Displays Martial Might and Administrator of JiangxiaWu 6 §19
RNo direct record — estimated from his posts as General of the Household Who Displays Martial Might and Administrator of JiangxiaWu 6 §19
RQuick in carrying out his official duties, praised by soldiers and peopleWu 6 §19
RPraised by soldiers and commoners alikeWu 6 §19
RFollowed his brother Sun Jiao's former practice in treating men of standing with courtesyWu 6 §19
RNo direct record — estimated from his posts as General of the Household Who Displays Martial Might and Administrator of JiangxiaWu 6 §19
RLoved Confucian scholars and had the sons of his retainers pursue their studiesWu 6 §21
RRecorded as slow of speech on sudden occasionsWu 6 §19
Records Unverified No direct record; scored from their actions (evidence grade C)
3KDEX scoring — the Records use the main text of Chen Shou’s Records of the Three Kingdoms; the Romance uses the 120-chapter Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Click a source tag to open that passage in the reader.
Allegiance history
- Wu · Records · Records vol. 51 「以揚武中郎將領江夏太守」
Family
| Parents | Sun Jing Records |
|---|---|
| Siblings | Sun Yu Records, Sun Jiao Records |
| Children | Sun Yi(孫壹) Records |
Based on Wikidata items for the historical and Romance figures. Relations without the Unverified badge were also confirmed in the Records.