Later depiction of Sun Ce
Later depiction of Sun Ce · 清代A transmitted or later depiction, not presented as a contemporary documentary portraitUnknown artistSource·Public domain

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Sun Ce孙策

Wu (Sun)History × Fiction

Sun Jian's eldest son, who accompanied his father on campaigns and later retrieved his body.

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RELATION RECORDS
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SOURCE WORKS
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Sun Ce, and the people around them.

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01
KINSHIP

Kinship

Blood, marriage and sworn bonds

3 figures · 5 records
02
ALLEGIANCE

Allegiance

Rulers, appointments and allegiance

14 figures · 21 records
10 more in the complete record
03
CONFLICT

Conflict

Battles, captures and defeat

9 figures · 12 records
6 more in the complete record
04
THE UNSEEN

Mythic acts

Transformation, aid and divine punishment

2 figures · 2 records

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In history · Records of the Three Kingdoms

Elder brother of Sun Quan, who laid the foundation for the Jiangdong enterprise and was posthumously honored as Prince Huan of Changsha. Founder of Eastern Wu, close friend of Zhou Yu.

In fiction · Romance of the Three Kingdoms · Book of the Later Han · Extensive Records of the Taiping Era · Researches into Lost Records · In Search of the Supernatural

Sun Jian's eldest son, who accompanied his father on campaigns and later retrieved his body. Son of Sun Jian, who brought back the coffin and ceased fighting to return to Jiangdong. Son of Sun Jian, who borrowed troops to attack Jiangdong and later pacified it.

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  1. Official history

    Book of the Later Han

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    3 relations2 verified quotations
    • Sun CebrothersSun Quan
    • Yuan Shusubordinate generalSun Ce
    • Sun CeremonstrateYuan Shu
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    1. 弟权袭其馀业

      brothers · Book of the Later Han, 孝献帝纪

    2. 策闻术将欲僭号,与书谏曰

      remonstrate · Book of the Later Han, 刘焉袁术吕布列传

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  2. 12 profile notes
    17 relations22 verified quotations
    • Cao Caoconfer titleSun Ce
    • Sun CehostileCao Cao
    • Sun QuanbrothersSun Ce
    • Sun CebrothersSun Quan
    Verified original text · 22
    1. 拜策为会稽太守

      confer title · Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 17

    2. 表奏孙策有功,封为讨逆将军

      reward · Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 18

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  3. 33 profile notes
    32 relations43 verified quotations
    • Cao Caoconfer titleSun Ce
    • Sun CehostileCao Cao
    • Sun QuanbrothersSun Ce
    • Sun CebrothersSun Quan
    Verified original text · 43
    1. 曹公表策为讨逆将军,封为吴侯。

      表封 · Records of the Three Kingdoms, 吴书·孙破虏讨逆传

    2. 孙策闻公与绍相持,乃谋袭许

      谋袭 · Records of the Three Kingdoms, 魏书·武帝纪

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  4. Literature / legend

    Researches into Lost Records

    1 profile notes
    1 relations1 verified quotations
    • Lu MengsubordinateSun Ce
    Verified original text · 1
    1. 常在孙策座上酣醉

      subordinate · Researches into Lost Records, 卷八

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  5. 1 profile notes
    0 relations0 verified quotations

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  6. 1 profile notes
    0 relations0 verified quotations

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History vs. fiction

In official history, he was the Little Conqueror whose valor surpassed all and who expanded Jiangdong; in fiction, his heroic spirit and dominance are preserved.

Relationship network

36 figures · 181 links
Sun CeSun CeCao CaoCao CaoSun QuanSun QuanYuan ShaoYuan ShaoYuan ShuYuan ShuLiu BiaoLiu BiaoZhou YuZhou YuSun JianSun JianLu MengLu MengZhang ZhaoZhang ZhaoWang LangWang LangChen DengCheng PuHan DangHuang GaiLü FanYu FanGuo JiaXu JingZhou TaiTaishi CiJiang QinHuang ZuLiu XunLiu YaoLu KangChen WuDong XiHe QiZhu ZhiSun YiZhang HongLady WuSun BenSun HeSun Kuang
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Sources: Records of the Three Kingdoms, 吴书·刘繇太史慈士燮传; Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 7; Book of the Later Han, 刘焉袁术吕布列传; Extensive Records of the Taiping Era, 俊辩二; Researches into Lost Records, 卷八; In Search of the Supernatural, ch. 1; Records of the Three Kingdoms, 吴书·吴主传; Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 8

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