Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Royal Family Member

Sun Deng 孫登

Attested AD 200 - AD 252

Passages: 7
Chapters: 3
Histories: 1

Overview

Sun Deng was a Royal Family Member.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal name	Crown Prince Sun Deng

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 222 to AD 241 太子登留鎮武昌
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 62, passage 19
AD 200 to AD 252 孫權時期
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passages 65, 67
AD 222 to AD 226 权为子登拣择淑媛
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 30
AD 222 to AD 239 权在位、赤烏二年濬卒以前
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 62

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Betrothed to Daughter of Rui Xuan (芮玄女)
consort 妃 · Betrothal · AD 222 to AD 226 权为子登拣择淑媛
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 30
Child of Sun Quan (孫權)
heir 太子
son 子
Sources vary in certainty · Records of the Three Kingdoms 62, passage 19; Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passages 65, 67; Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 30

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Crown Prince 太子
Held
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 62, passage 19
Became
Heir apparent
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passage 67

Places and affiliations

Polity Eastern Wu 吳 · Relation Heir apparent
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 62
At Wuchang 武昌 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 62, passage 19

Events and relationships

Had already remonstrated several times without being heeded
Political · Remonstrant
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 62

References in the histories

Records of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 50Volume 50: Book of Wu 5: Biographies of Concubines and Ladies · 2 passages

尚卒，極為討虜將軍在吳，聘以為妃，使母養子登。 When Lu Shang died, Sun Quan—then General Who Punishes Captives at Wu—took her as consort and had Lady Wu raise his heir Sun Deng.

積十餘年，權為吳王及即尊號，登為太子，群臣請立夫人為后，權意在步氏，卒不許。 For ten years she languished while Sun Quan became king and then emperor and Sun Deng crown prince; ministers begged to make her empress, but his heart was set on Lady Bu and he refused.

Records of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 61Volume 61: Book of Wu 16: Biographies of Pan Jun and Lu Kai · 2 passages

权为子登拣择淑媛，群臣咸称玄父祉兄良并以德义文武显名三世，故遂娉玄女为妃焉。 When Sun Quan was choosing a worthy bride for the heir apparent Deng, his ministers all pointed to three generations of Rui men—Zhi and Liang—who had combined moral stature with civil and military renown; Sun Quan therefore took Rui Xuan's daughter as a royal consort.

至，聞太子登已數言之而不見從。 On arrival he learned that Crown Prince Deng had already remonstrated several times to no effect.

Records of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 62Volume 62: Book of Wu 17: Biographies of Shi Yi and Hu Zong · 3 passages

大駕東遷，太子登留鎮武昌，使儀輔太子。 When Sun Quan shifted east, Crown Prince Sun Deng stayed to hold Wuchang with Shi Yi as his aide.

太子敬之，事先咨詢，然後施行。 The crown prince honored him and never acted on policy until he had asked his advice.

後從太子還建業，復拜侍中、中執法，平諸官事、領辭訟如舊。 He later accompanied the heir to Jianye and resumed palace attendant and central law enforcer, with the same civil and judicial duties.