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Sun Hao
Last emperor of Eastern Wu who surrendered to Western Jin in 280 CE, completing the imperial reunification.
Mural of the event “Western Jin Unification of China”, which this person took part in.
Following the Western Jin's usurpation of Wei, Emperor Wu resolved to conquer Sun Wu, whose tyrant ruler Sun Hao had alienated his people, completing national reunification.
Also known as Emperor of Wu · Marquis of Guiming · Zi Yuanzong
- Roles
- Monarch / Emperor
Sun Hao, courtesy name Yuanzong, was the last emperor of Eastern Wu and a son of Sun He. He was installed in 264 after the death of Sun Xiu, and the sources describe a tyrannical reign with heavy building works. In 280 Western Jin armies advanced on Wu by several routes and he surrendered, receiving the title Marquis of Guiming. Wu fell and the empire was reunified. He died in Luoyang in 284.
Life and times
Dates 242 CE–284 CE
- 280Western Jin Unification of ChinaTook partage 38
- 280Wang Jun's Fleet Takes Wuage 38