Sun Hao

孫皓
Courtesy name: Yuanzong (元宗)
Born
242
Died
284
Ancestral home
Fuchun, Wu (Fuyang, Zhejiang)
Book mentions
49
Roles:
emperor
Factions:
Eastern Wu (primary)
Relationships:
Lu Jing Brother-in-law
Sun He Father
Sun Quan Grandfather
Sun Jian Great-Grandfather
Empress Dowager He Mother
Sun Xiu Uncle
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Appears in 2 chapters:
  • Chapter 113 — Ding Feng Makes A Plan To Slay Sun Chen; Jiang Wei Arrays A Battle To Defeat Deng Ai.
    Named in passing, but with the title that matters later: at the new reign's honours, 'Sun Hao, the son of his elder brother, was created Lord of Wucheng.' He will be the last emperor of Wu.
  • Chapter 120 — Recommending Du Yu, An Old General Offers New Plans; Capturing Of Sun Hao, Three Kingdoms Becomes One.
    Son of the former heir Sun He and grandson of Sun Quan, enthroned in the seventh month of AD 264 over the excluded prince Sun Wan. Changes his reign-style four times in six years; takes the eunuch Cen Hun as his confidant; kills Puyang Xing and Zhang Bu with all their families for remonstrating at his accession, then Wan Yu, Liu Ping and Lou Xuan together, 'and within ten years more than forty ministers were put to death for doing their duty'. Sends for a soothsayer and is told his blue umbrella will enter Luoyang in the year of the mouse — which comes true as a prisoner's journey. Surrenders at Jianye, is made Lord of Guiming, and is asked at the Jin court about gouging out eyes and flaying faces. Dies of natural causes in AD 283.