Sun Ben

Sun Ben
孫賁
General Who Attacks the Barbarians
(征虜將軍)
(under Sun Quan)
In office
208 (208)–? (?)
MonarchEmperor Xian of Han
Administrator of Yuzhang (豫章太守)
(under Sun Quan)
In office
199 (199)–210 (210)
MonarchEmperor Xian of Han
Personal details
BornUnknown[1]
Fuyang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Died210[2]
Children
Parent
  • Sun Qiang (father)
RelativesSee Eastern Wu family trees
OccupationGeneral
Courtesy nameBoyang (伯陽)
PeerageMarquis of a Chief Village
(都亭侯)

Sun Ben (fl. 180–200s), courtesy name Boyang, was a cousin of Sun Quan, a Chinese warlord who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty and later became the founding emperor of the state of Eastern Wu in the Three Kingdoms period. He was the eldest son of Sun Qiang, the elder brother of Sun Quan's father Sun Jian. He first served Sun Jian in the campaign against Dong Zhuo. After Sun Jian's death, he took control of the army and went to serve Yuan Shu. He would soon rejoin Sun Ce (Sun Jian's eldest son and successor). He was succeeded by his son Sun Lin (孫鄰).

  1. ^ As Sun Ben is older than Sun Ce, his birth year should be before 175.
  2. ^ Sun Ben's biography in Sanguozhi indicate that he was Administrator of Yuzhang for 11 years when he died.
  3. ^ Sun Ben's biography in Sanguozhi indicate that Sun Lin was 9 (by East Asian reckoning) when he took over from his father as Administrator of Yuzhang. The biography also indicate that Sun Lin died in the 12th year of the Chi'wu era of Sun Quan's reign.