Overview
Sun Hao was an emperor of Wu.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inRecords of the Three Kingdoms
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childhood name | Pengzu | 彭祖 | Pengzu |
| Alternate name | Ai | 皚 | Ai |
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 264 to AD 269 凱上疏諫皓Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passages 149, 153
- AD 264 to AD 280 和子皓立Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passage 108
- AD 280 天紀四年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passage 239
- AD 229 to AD 252 孫權時Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passages 198-199
- AD 264 孫皓即位Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passage 187
- AD 264 孫皓立Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 305
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- AD 266 寶鼎元年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passages 77, 80, 307
- AD 266 寶鼎元年十二月Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passages 316, 318
- AD 269 建衡元年Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passages 308-309
- AD 274 抗卒後Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 315
- AD 264 to AD 269 時殿上列將何定佞巧便辟Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passages 105, 132-133
- AD 264 歸命即位Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passage 191
- AD 264 皓即位Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passage 205
- AD 264 to AD 269 皓所行弥暴 / 陛下Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passages 210-211, 216, 225, 231
- AD 264 to AD 274 陸抗時為大將Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 314
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Betrothed to Lady Teng (滕夫人)betrothed 聘 · BetrothalDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passage 228
- Spouse of Lady Teng (滕夫人)empress 皇后 · Primary marriageDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passages 228-229
- Spouse of Left Lady ZhangLeft Lady 左夫人 · Secondary marriageDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passage 218
- Kin of He Du (何都)maternal uncle's son 舅子 · maternal lineDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passage 223
- Child of Sun He (孫和)son 子Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passage 108
- Child of Sun He (孫和)son 生男Strongly inferred · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passages 198-199
- Child of Lady He (何姬)son 生男Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passages 198-199
- Kinship Role younger brothers · Count 3Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passage 204
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- ruler 陛下Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 105
- Marquis of Wucheng 烏程侯EnfeoffedDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passage 228
- AD 264 孫皓即位Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passage 187
- AD 264 孫皓立Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 305
- AD 264 to AD 280 陛下臨阼以來Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 174
Places and affiliations
- AD 264 to AD 266 孫皓與晉平Polity Jin 晉 · Relation Made peace withDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 306
- Eastern Wu 吳Relation RuledDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passage 187
- Eastern Wu 吳Relation ServedDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passage 108
- Polity Eastern Wu 吳 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passages 80, 105, 117, 305
- Polity Eastern Wu 吳 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 314
- Polity Eastern Wu 東吳 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passages 211, 216
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- AD 280 天紀四年At Luoyang 洛陽 · Relation Exiled toDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passage 239
- At Jianye palace 建業宮 · Relation Avoided as inauspiciousDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 151
- At Palace of Shengping 昇平宮 · Relation Maintained offerings atDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passage 232
- At recently moved capital 始徙都 · Relation Moved capital toDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 237
Learning and skills
- Belief shamans and sorcerers 巫覡 · Relation TrustedDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passage 232
Works and attributed material
- Biography of Hao 皓傳Relation Subject ofDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 306
- Edict · Author · With Lu Kai (陸凱) · Direct quotation · Mode quotation Speaker Sun Hao (孫皓) Source Person Id Lu Kai (陸凱)Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passages 227-229
- Narrative excerpt · Subject · Source Work Jiang biao zhuan 江表傳Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passages 212-224, 236-238
- Oral edict · Author · With Lu Kai (陸凱) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passages 149-151
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · With Daughter of Zhang BuDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passage 212
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation
Events and relationships
- Beat to deathDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passage 214
- Began raising palacesConstruction · CommissionerDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passages 225-226, 241
- Canonized Sun HeDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passage 205
- Conduct grew more violentPolitical · RulerDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 211
- Demoted empress dowagerDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passage 187
- Enfeoffed three maternal unclesDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passage 108
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- Half year mourning seclusionMourning · MournerDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passage 221
- Lavish park burial with wooden guards and treasuresDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passage 220
- Moved the capital to WuchangAdministrative · Ruler · At Wuchang 武昌Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 80
- Neglected court while feasting with Left LadyPersonal · RulerDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passage 218
- Planned reburyDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passages 191-194
- Posthumously honoredDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passage 108
- Rejected Ding Feng chose Liu PingDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passages 320, 322
- Rejected first palace remonstrancePolitical · AddresseeDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passages 225, 227
- Seized Chun's wife into the palaceDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passage 218
- Sent eunuchs to levy daughters of officialsPolitical · RulerDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passages 236-238
- Sent to ask final wordsDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 309
- Took the throneAD 264 孫皓立 · Accession · RulerDated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 305
- Relation Resented · Person Lu Kai (陸凱)Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 314
- Relation Sovereign of · Person Lu Kai (陸凱)Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passages 105, 309
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment does not cultivate virtue but strives to build palaces · Mode quotation Speaker Lu Kai (陸凱)Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 241
- Assessment does not follow the late emperor · Mode quoted-source Speaker Lu Kai (陸凱)Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passages 153, 163
- Assessment has no thought of heeding warnings and shows the trend of heaping up evil · Mode quotation Speaker Lu Kai (陸凱)Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 216
- Assessment people thought Hao dead after lavish burial · Mode hearsayDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passage 222
- Assessment rumored long dead and replaced by a He clansman · Mode hearsayDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passage 211
- disliked others looking at himAversionDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 77
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- Item gold torches, step-shakers, false coiffures 華燧、步搖、假髻 · Relation CommissionedDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passages 218-219
- Item wooden likeness of the beauty 美人形象 · Relation CommissionedDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passage 215
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passages 211, 309
- Many favored concubines wore the empress seal and sashDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 50, passage 235
References in the histories
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