Sun Xin (Three Kingdoms)
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Sun Xin was a military general of Eastern Wu
during the late Three Kingdoms
period of Chinese history
. He was a great-grandson of Sun Qiang (孫羌), the older brother of Sun Jian
(father of Eastern Wu's founding emperor Sun Quan
). It is known that during the Conquest of Wu by Jin
, Sun Xin cried out in disbelief, "Did the Jin army fly down the Yangtze River
?". Following this event Sun Xin was defeated by Zhou Zhi
.
Eastern Wu
Eastern Wu, also known as Sun Wu, was one the three states competing for control of China during the Three Kingdoms period after the fall of the Han Dynasty. It was based in the Jiangnan region of China...
during the late Three Kingdoms
Three Kingdoms
The Three Kingdoms period was a period in Chinese history, part of an era of disunity called the "Six Dynasties" following immediately the loss of de facto power of the Han Dynasty rulers. In a strict academic sense it refers to the period between the foundation of the state of Wei in 220 and the...
period of Chinese history
History of China
Chinese civilization originated in various regional centers along both the Yellow River and the Yangtze River valleys in the Neolithic era, but the Yellow River is said to be the Cradle of Chinese Civilization. With thousands of years of continuous history, China is one of the world's oldest...
. He was a great-grandson of Sun Qiang (孫羌), the older brother of Sun Jian
Sun Jian
Sun Jian was a military general and warlord during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He allied himself with Yuan Shu in 190 when warlords from eastern China formed a coalition to oust Dong Zhuo, a tyrannical warlord who held the puppet Emperor Xian in his power...
(father of Eastern Wu's founding emperor Sun Quan
Sun Quan
Sun Quan , son of Sun Jian, formally Emperor Da of Wu, was the founder of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He ruled from 222 to 229 as King of Wu and from 229 to 252 as Emperor of Wu....
). It is known that during the Conquest of Wu by Jin
Conquest of Wu by Jin
The conquest of Wu by Jin was a military campaign launched by the Jin Dynasty against the state of Eastern Wu in 280 towards the end of the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history...
, Sun Xin cried out in disbelief, "Did the Jin army fly down the Yangtze River
Yangtze River
The Yangtze, Yangzi or Cháng Jiāng is the longest river in Asia, and the third-longest in the world. It flows for from the glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai eastward across southwest, central and eastern China before emptying into the East China Sea at Shanghai. It is also one of the...
?". Following this event Sun Xin was defeated by Zhou Zhi
Zhou Zhi
Zhou Zhi was a military general of the Jin Dynasty. Between 279 and 280, he participated in the campaign against Eastern Wu under the command of Du Yu. He led 800 ships in a naval attack on Xiakou, and was credited with slaying the enemy generals Sun Xin and Shen Ying....
.
See also
- List of people of the Three Kingdoms