Sun Yi (Sun Jian's son)
| Sun Yi | |
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| 孫翊 | |
| Administrator of Danyang (丹楊太守) |
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In office 203 – 203 |
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| Preceded by | Wu Jing |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 184 |
| Died | 203 (aged 19) |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Xu |
| Relations | See Eastern Wu family trees |
| Children | Sun Song |
| Mother | Lady Wu |
| Father | Sun Jian |
| Occupation | General |
| Courtesy name | Shubi (叔弼) |
| Other name | Sun Yan (孫儼) |
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 and his wife Lady Wu. He was known for his martial valour and fiery personality, which made him resemble his eldest brother Sun Ce. He was nominated as a xiaolian (civil service candidate) by Zhu Zhi and served in the office of the Minister of Works. After Sun Jian was killed in action at the Battle of Xiangyang in 191, Sun Ce succeeded him and took over command of his troops. Between 194 and 199, Sun Ce launched a series of conquests in the Jiangdong region and established his power base there. In 200 CE, when Sun Ce was mortally wounded during a hunting expedition, his adviser Zhang Zhao and other subjects believed that he would designate 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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