Sun Xiu
| Sun Xiu | |
|---|---|
| Emperor of Eastern Wu | |
| Born | 235 |
| Died | 3 September 264 (aged 29) |
| Reign | 258–264 |
| Predecessor | Sun Liang |
| Successor | Sun Hao |
| Names | |
| Traditional Chinese | 孫休 |
| Simplified Chinese | 孙休 |
| Pinyin | Sūn Xiū |
| Wade–Giles | Sun Hsiu |
| Courtesy name | Zilie (Chinese: 子烈; pinyin: Zǐliè; Wade–Giles: Tzu-lieh) |
| Posthumous name | Emperor Jing (Chinese: 景帝; pinyin: Jǐng Dì; Wade–Giles: Ching Ti) |
| Era names | Yong'an (Chinese: 永安; pinyin: Yǒng'ān; Wade–Giles: Yung-an) (258–264) |
Sun Xiu (235 – 3 September 264),courtesy name Zilie, formally known as Emperor Jing of Wu, was the third emperor of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period.
Sun Xiu was born in 235 to the founding emperor of Eastern Wu, Sun Quan, and his concubine Consort Wang. In his youth, he was praised for his studiousness. About 250, Sun Quan had him marry the daughter of his sister Sun Xiaohu (孫小虎) and her husband Zhu Ju.
In 252, just before Sun Quan's death, he was created the Prince of Langye, with his fief at Hulin (虎林, in modern Chizhou, Anhui). Later that year, after his younger brother Sun Liang became emperor under the regency of Zhuge Ke, Zhuge did not want the princes to be based near the important military bases along the Yangtze River, so he moved Sun Xiu to Danyang (丹陽, in modern Xuancheng, Anhui, not the modern locale in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu). Unlike his brother Sun Fen (孫奮), Prince of Qi, who initially resisted, Sun Xiu did not put up any resistance to the move. Once he was at Danyang, however, the governor of Danyang Commandery, Li Heng (李衡), found many excuses to bully the young prince. Sun Xiu could not endure it, and so he petitioned his brother for another move; his brother had him moved to Kuaiji (present-day Shaoxing in Zhejiang).
In 255, at the instigation of Sun Xiu's sister Sun Dahu (孫大虎), the regent Sun Jun, who had killed and replaced Zhuge in 253, killed Princess Xiaohu. Sun Xiu became fearful for his own safety, and sent his wife Princess Zhu back to the capital Jianye, effectively offering to divorce her, but Sun Jun declined by sending Princess Zhu back to Sun Xiu.
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