Sun Yi
| Sun Yi | |
|---|---|
| General of Sun Quan | |
| Born | 184 |
| Died | 203 (aged 19) |
| Names | |
| Traditional Chinese | 孫翊 |
| Simplified Chinese | 孙翊 |
| Pinyin | Sūn Yì |
| Wade–Giles | Sun I |
| Courtesy name | Shubi (Chinese: 叔弼; pinyin: Shūbì; Wade–Giles: Shu-pi) |
| Other names | Sun Yan (traditional Chinese: 孫儼; simplified Chinese: 孙俨; pinyin: Sūn Yán; Wade–Giles: Sun Yen) |
Sun Yi (184–203),courtesy name Shubi, was a younger brother of Sun Quan, who became the founding emperor of the state of Eastern Wu in the Three Kingdoms period.
Sun Yi was the third son of the warlord Sun Jian, who lived in the late Eastern Han dynasty, and Sun Jian's wife, Lady Wu. He was known for his martial valor and fiery personality, which made him resemble his eldest brother Sun Ce very much. He was nominated as a xiaolian (civil service candidate) by Zhu Zhi and served in the office of the Minister of Works. Sun Jian was killed in action at the Battle of Xiangyang in 191 and was succeeded by Sun Ce. Between 194 and 199, Sun Ce launched a series of conquests in the Jiangdong region (around present-day southeastern China) and established his domain in the area. In 200 CE, when Sun Ce was mortally wounded during a hunting expedition, his adviser Zhang Zhao and other subjects believed that he would name Sun Yi as his successor, but Sun Ce chose his second brother Sun Quan instead.
In 202, Sun Quan killed Sheng Xian, the Administrator (太守) of Wu Commandery (吳郡). Some of Sheng Xian's associates and protégés went into hiding in the mountainous areas of Jiangdong. In the following year, Wu Jing, the maternal uncle of Sun Quan and his brothers, died in office while serving as the Administrator of Danyang Commandery (丹楊郡). Sun Yi, who was 19 years old then and held the rank of a Lieutenant-General (偏將軍), was appointed as the new Administrator of Danyang. Danyang was adjacent to Wu commandery, so Sun Yi reached out to some of the disgruntled followers of Sheng Xian, enticing them to Danyang and offering them positions in the Danyang administration in order to stabilise the region. Two of these men, Gai Lan (媯覽) and Dai Yuan (戴員) came to work for Sun Yi. Dai Yuan was appointed as a "Civil Assistant" (郡丞) while Gai Lan was given a high military command with the slightly irregular title "Grand Chief Controller" (大都督).
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