Meet the Person #
Cheng Pu followed Sun Jian against the Yellow Turbans and helped defeat Dong Zhuo's army at Yangren. After Sun Jian's death he followed Sun Ce on campaigns and across the river to Jiangdong; when Sun Ce was surrounded, he broke through the enemy formation to protect his escape.
After Sun Ce's death, Cheng Pu, Zhang Zhao, and others assisted Sun Quan. Later, he and Zhou Yu served as the Left and Right Commanders, defeated Cao Cao's army at Wulin, then attacked Nan Commandery and forced Cao Ren to withdraw.
Cheng Pu was the senior in age among the Sun family's generals. After Zhou Yu's death, he succeeded as Administrator of Nan Commandery. When Sun Quan assigned part of Jing Province to Liu Bei, Cheng Pu again took charge of Jiangxia. His changes of office should be read in sequence, not as a permanent lifelong faction title.
Approximate sequence, not a timeline drawn to scale.
Limits of the Evidence #
Separate the biography's account from the death story quoted in the annotations. His seniority does not establish that he alone commanded every battle.
People and Relationships #
- Sun JianCheng Pu → Sun Jian: subordinate generalSanguozhi, Volume 55, Cheng–Huang–Han–Jiang–Zhou–Chen–Dong–Gan–Ling–Xu–Pan–Ding Biographies ↗
Related Deeds and Periods
Early campaigns under Sun Jian, including the attack on Dong Zhuo at Yangren.
- Sun CeCheng Pu → Sun Ce: subordinate generalSanguozhi, Volume 55, Cheng–Huang–Han–Jiang–Zhou–Chen–Dong–Gan–Ling–Xu–Pan–Ding Biographies ↗
Related Deeds and Periods
Crossed east to Jiangdong with Sun Ce; protected his breakout when he was surrounded.
- Sun QuanCheng Pu → Sun Quan: subordinate generalSanguozhi, Volume 55, Cheng–Huang–Han–Jiang–Zhou–Chen–Dong–Gan–Ling–Xu–Pan–Ding Biographies ↗
Related Deeds and Periods
After Sun Ce's death he assisted Sun Quan with Zhang Zhao and others, and later received orders to command troops.
- Zhou YuCheng Pu — Zhou Yu: colleaguesSanguozhi, Volume 55, Cheng–Huang–Han–Jiang–Zhou–Chen–Dong–Gan–Ling–Xu–Pan–Ding Biographies ↗
Related Deeds and Periods
Wulin and Nan Commandery: jointly served as the Left and Right Commanders; after Zhou Yu's death, Cheng Pu succeeded as Administrator of Nan Commandery.
Related Historical Events (Not Personal Relationships) #
- Cao CaoWulin: jointly commanded troops with Zhou Yu and defeated Cao Cao's army.Sanguozhi, Volume 55, Cheng–Huang–Han–Jiang–Zhou–Chen–Dong–Gan–Ling–Xu–Pan–Ding Biographies ↗
In This Book #
Specific chapters in which each figure appears will be cross-checked after QA of Shiji Sanguo's final manuscript; they are not filled in ahead of time.
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