Sun Shao (general)
| Sun Shao | |
|---|---|
| General of Eastern Wu | |
| Born | 188 |
| Died | 241 (aged 53) |
| Names | |
| Traditional Chinese | 孫韶 |
| Simplified Chinese | 孙韶 |
| Pinyin | Sūn Sháo |
| Wade–Giles | Sun Shao |
| Courtesy name | Gongli (traditional Chinese: 公禮; simplified Chinese: 公礼; pinyin: Gōnglǐ; Wade–Giles: Kung-li) |
| Other names | Yu Shao (Chinese: 俞韶; pinyin: Yú Sháo; Wade–Giles: Yü Shao) |
Sun Shao (188–241), born Yu Shao, courtesy name Gongli, was a military general of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period. Sun Ce, a warlord who lived in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, granted the family name "Sun" to Sun Shao but never adopted him as a son. Sun Shao's uncle was Sun He (孫河) né Yu He (俞河), who had been brought into the Sun clan by Sun Jian.
In 204, Grand Administrator of Danyang, Sun Jian's son Sun Yi was assassinated in Wanling by rebels still loyal to their former master Sheng Xian. Sun He discovered the culprits, but as one of the assassins, Gai Lan (媯覽), held a high military post in the city, Sun He was unable to control the military and was killed as well. After the deaths of the assassins at the hands of Sun Yi's former generals Sun Gao (孫高) and Fu Ying (傅嬰), Sun Shao assumed control of Danyang commandery's military forces. The ruler of Eastern Wu, Sun Quan, tested Sun Shao's ability by feigning a night attack on his encampment, but found Sun Shao's men ready and his defences sound. The next day, Sun Quan rewarded the sixteen-year-old Sun Shao with the rank of colonel and control over the resources of Dantu (丹徒) and Qu'a (曲阿) counties, as well as formal control of the troops that had been under Sun He's command.
Prior to 220, Sun Shao was promoted to Deputy General and conferred the title of Grand Administrator of Guangling (廣陵) Commandery (roughly, the parts of modern Jiangsu and extreme eastern Anhui provinces which lie south of the Huai River and north of the Yangtze). In 220, when Sun Quan proclaimed himself king, he promoted Sun Shao to General Who Raises Might (揚威將軍), and granted the marquessate of Jiande, in present-day Hangzhou.
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