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| Sun Hao 孫皓 | |||||||||||||
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| Marquis Guiming (歸命侯) | |||||||||||||
 A Qing dynasty illustration of Sun Hao | |||||||||||||
| Emperor of Eastern Wu | |||||||||||||
| Reign | 3 September 264 – 1 May 280[a] | ||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Sun Xiu | ||||||||||||
| Marquis of Wucheng (烏程侯) | |||||||||||||
| Tenure | 10 December 258 – 3 September 264 | ||||||||||||
| Born | Sun Pengzu (孫彭祖) Haozong (皓宗) (courtesy name) 242[b] | ||||||||||||
| Died | January or February 284 (aged 41-42)[b] | ||||||||||||
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| House | House of Sun | ||||||||||||
| Father | Sun He | ||||||||||||
| Mother | Lady He | ||||||||||||
Sun Hao (242 – January or February 284),[b] courtesy name Yuanzong, originally named Sun Pengzu with the courtesy name Haozong, was the fourth and last emperor of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He was a son of Sun He, a one-time heir apparent of the founding emperor Sun Quan. He ascended the throne in September 264 after the death of his uncle, Sun Xiu (Emperor Jing), in light of the desire of the people to have an older emperor, considering the recent destruction of Wu's ally state Shu Han. However, he turned out to be a most unfortunate choice, as his cruelty, extravagance and inability to handle domestic matters doomed Wu, which was eventually conquered by the Jin dynasty in 280, ending the Three Kingdoms period.
Sun Hao is also known by other titles: Marquis of Wucheng (烏程侯), which he held before he became emperor; Marquis Guiming (歸命侯; literally "the Marquis who resigns to his fate"), the title given to him by the Jin dynasty after his surrender; Later Lord of Wu (吳後主) and Last Emperor of Wu (吳末帝), which were used by historians to refer to him.
- ^ ([天紀四年三月]壬申，王濬最先到，於是受皓之降，解縛焚櫬，延請相見。) Sanguozhi vol. 48.
- ^ Sima (1084), vol. 81.
- ^ (吳錄曰：皓以[太康]四年十二月死，時年四十二，葬河南縣界。) Wu Lu annotation in Sanguozhi vol. 48.
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