1. Sun Quan, the Great Emperor of Wu (182-May 21, 252), courtesy name Zhongmou, was a native of Fuchun County, Wu County (now Fuyang District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province). The founder of Sun Wu during the Three Kingdoms period (reigned from 229 to May 21, 252).
2. Sun Quan’s father Sun Jian and brother Sun Ce laid the foundation of Jiangdong in the separatist rule of the Eastern Han Dynasty. In the fifth year of Jian'an (200 years), Sun Ce was assassinated and Sun Quan took over and became a prince. In the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208 years), he established the Sun-Liu Alliance with Liu Bei and defeated Cao Cao in the Battle of Chibi, laying the foundation for the establishment of the Three Kingdoms. In the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an (219), Lu Meng was sent to successfully attack Liu Bei's Jingzhou, greatly increasing the territory.
3. In the first year of Huangwu (222), Sun Quan was canonized as King of Wu by Wei Wendi Cao Pi and established the Kingdom of Wu. In the same year, Liu Bei was defeated in the Battle of Yiling. In the first year of Huanglong (229), he officially proclaimed himself emperor in Wuchang, and the country was named Wu. Soon after, the capital was moved to Jianye. After Sun Quan became emperor, he established agricultural officials, implemented farming, established counties and counties, and continued to suppress Shanyue, which promoted the economic development of Jiangnan. In the second year of Huanglong (230), he sent generals Wei Wen and Zhuge to Yizhou (today's Taiwan).
4. In his later years, Sun Quan was erratic on the issue of his successor, which led to party disputes and instability in the government. He died of illness in the first year of Shenfeng (252) at the age of seventy-one. He reigned for twenty-four years and was buried in Jiangling. His posthumous title is Great Emperor, and his temple name is Taizu.
5. Sun Quan was also good at calligraphy. Zhang Huai of the Tang Dynasty ranked his calligraphy as third-class in "Shu Appraisal".