Meet the Person #
The “Sun Polu and Sun Taoni Biographies” begin with his early military career, recording his participation in suppressing the Yellow Turbans and later appointment as Administrator of Changsha. Against Dong Zhuo, he led his army to victory at Yangren; the biography lists Hua Xiong and others among the enemy generals killed.
Sun Jian's military activities were part of the Sun family's rise, but he cannot be retrospectively described as an emperor who had already founded Wu during his lifetime. Sun Quan's posthumous honors must be separated from Sun Jian's status in life.
Approximate sequence, not a timeline drawn to scale.
Limits of the Evidence #
The biography records Sun Jian's army's victory; it does not identify Sun Jian as personally killing Hua Xiong.
People and Relationships #
- Sun QuanSun Jian → Sun Quan: fatherSanguozhi, Volume 46, Sun Polu and Sun Taoni Biographies ↗
Related Deeds and Periods
Father and son
- Huang GaiHuang Gai → Sun Jian: subordinate generalSanguozhi, Volume 55, Cheng–Huang–Han–Jiang–Zhou–Chen–Dong–Gan–Ling–Xu–Pan–Ding Biographies ↗
Related Deeds and Periods
Joined Sun Jian's campaigns after his uprising and served as Biebu Sima (Major of a Separate Command).
- Cheng PuCheng 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 CeSun Jian → Sun Ce: fatherSanguozhi, Volume 46, Sun Polu and Sun Taoni Biographies ↗
Related Deeds and Periods
Father and son; Sun Ce later inherited part of Sun Jian's former troops.
Related Historical Events (Not Personal Relationships) #
- Hua XiongBattle of Yangren: Sun Jian's Army Kills Hua XiongSanguozhi, Volume 46, Sun Polu and Sun Taoni Biographies ↗
- Dong ZhuoMilitary Opposition in the Campaign against Dong ZhuoSanguozhi, Volume 46, Sun Polu and Sun Taoni Biographies ↗
- Liu BiaoJing Province fighting: Sun Jian attacked Liu Biao, who sent Huang Zu to meet him.Sanguozhi, Volume 46, Sun Polu and Sun Taoni 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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