Sun Chen (232 – 18 January 259), courtesy name Zitong , was a military general and regent of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He ruled as regent during the reigns of the emperors Sun Liang and Sun Xiu . His conflict with Sun Liang eventually led him to depose the emperor in favour of Sun Xiu. However, he was subsequently killed by Sun Xiu in a coup.
19-483: Empress Quan may refer to: Empress Quan Huijie , empress of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms Empress Quan (Song dynasty) , wife of Emperor Duzong of Song Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Empress Quan . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
38-581: A rebellion in the Wei-controlled Shouchun (壽春; around present-day Shou County , Anhui ), he requested help from Wu so Sun Liang ordered the Quans to lead troops to Shouchun to assist Zhuge Dan. However, the rebellion was suppressed by Wei forces and Zhuge Dan was killed, while four of the Quans surrendered and defected to Wei, thereafter the Quans' influence in Wu weakened drastically. In November 258, Sun Liang
57-550: Is known about his career up to Sun Jun's sudden illness in 256, when the latter chose to transfer his power to Sun Chen. Sun Jun died soon thereafter, and Sun Chen became regent. The general Lü Ju was angry at the development (as Sun Jun was already resented for his dictatorial style and lack of accomplishments), and, in conjunction with the minister Teng Yin , he attempted to overthrow Sun Chen. Sun Chen struck back militarily, and his forces defeated Teng Yin and Lü Ju. Teng Yin and his clan were executed while Lü Ju committed suicide. In
76-465: The Quan clan (including Quan Shang) were enfeoffed as marquises and assumed high offices in the Wu government and military forces. This was regarded as a phenomenon because since the founding of Wu in 229, there had never been a case of the consort kin (relatives of the emperor's wives) playing prominent roles in the Wu political scene. In 257, when Zhuge Dan (a general from Wu's rival state Cao Wei ) started
95-508: The Wu capital Jianye (建業; present-day Nanjing , Jiangsu ) after Wu was vanquished in 280 by forces of the Jin dynasty . She died sometime in the Yongning era (301–303) of the reign of Emperor Hui of Jin . Sun Chen Sun Chen and his predecessor Sun Jun were cousins; both were great-grandsons of the founding emperor Sun Quan 's uncle Sun Jing , and grandsons of Sun Gao (孙暠). Very little
114-500: The defence of the secondary capital Wuchang (in present-day Ezhou , Hubei ). Sun Xiu approved. However, Sun Xiu then became concerned that Sun Chen would take over that city and rebel. He conspired with Zhang Bu and the senior general Ding Feng to kill Sun Chen during the Laba Festival . The plot was leaked, but Sun Chen, even though apprehensive, was unable to decline the messengers Sun Xiu sent to invite him. Sun Chen showed up at
133-422: The festival anyway, planning to leave under the excuse that his mansion had caught fire if necessary. But he was seized by Ding Feng and Zhang Bu's soldiers before he could leave. Sun Chen begged Sun Xiu for his life, offering to be exiled to Jiao Province (present-day northern Vietnam ) or to become a slave, but Sun Xiu declined — stating to Sun Chen that he did not give Teng Yin or Lü Ju those choices. Sun Chen
152-443: The general Zhang Bu . He expressed to Zhang Bu his disappointment at Sun Xiu's refusal — including a remark that perhaps he should choose another emperor — and Zhang Bu reported Sun Chen's complaints to Sun Xiu. Sun Xiu became concerned about Sun Chen, but continued to outwardly show favour to Sun Chen. Sun Chen became concerned about his standing with the emperor and offered to leave the capital Jianye (present-day Nanjing ) to head up
171-435: The light of his defeat of Teng Yin and Lü Ju, Sun Chen began to become extremely arrogant. In 257, at the age of 14, Sun Liang began to personally handle some important matters of state. He established a personal guard corps, consistent of young men and officers with age similar to his, stating that he intended to grow up with them. He also sometimes questioned Sun Chen's decisions. Sun Chen began to be somewhat apprehensive of
190-522: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Empress_Quan&oldid=1054574675 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Title and name disambiguation pages Lists of empresses by surname Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Empress Quan Huijie Empress Quan (244 – c. early 300s), also known as Quan Huijie ,
209-400: The new emperor. Sun Xiu, in order to appease Sun Chen, added five counties to his fief and created his brothers marquises as well. However, Sun Chen soon had a fallout with the new emperor over a relatively small incident — Sun Chen had brought beef and wine to the palace, intending to feast with the emperor, but Sun Xiu refused the offering, and so Sun Chen took the food and wine to the house of
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#1732851243395228-400: The palace, she took Lady Quan to visit her father. When a succession struggle between Sun Quan's sons Sun He and Sun Ba was ongoing, Sun Luban, who had a feud with Sun He's mother, urged her father to arrange a marriage between Lady Quan and Sun Liang (another of Sun Quan's sons born to Lady Pan ) because Sun Liang and his mother were becoming increasingly favoured by Sun Quan. Around 250,
247-433: The people and the young emperor were both angry at him, and chose not to return to Jianye, but instead sent his confidants to be in charge of the capital's defences. Sun Liang became angrier, and plotted with his sister Sun Luban , the general Liu Cheng (劉丞/劉承), his father-in-law Quan Shang (全尚), and his brother-in-law Quan Ji (全記), to have Sun Chen overthrown. However, Quan Shang did not keep the plot secret from his wife, who
266-444: The succession struggle between Sun He and Sun Ba concluded when Sun Quan deposed Sun He from his position as crown prince and forced Sun Ba to commit suicide. Sun Liang was designated as the new heir apparent to the Wu throne. In May 252, Sun Liang ascended the throne upon the death of his father. On 16 February 253, he instated Lady Quan as the empress. Following that, Empress Quan's family and relatives rose to power as six members of
285-468: The young emperor. Later that year, Cao Wei 's general Zhuge Dan , believing that the Wei regent Sima Zhao was about to usurp the throne, declared a rebellion and requested Wu assistance. A small Wu detachment, led by Wen Qin , himself a former Wei general who had defected to Wu, quickly arrived to assist him, but Sun Chen led the main forces and chose to camp a long distance away from Shouchun, where Zhuge Dan
304-469: Was Sun Chen's cousin, and she told Sun Chen. Sun Chen quickly captured Quan Shang and killed Liu Cheng, and then surrounded the palace and forced the other officials to agree to depose Sun Liang — falsely declaring to the people that Sun Liang had suffered psychosis. Sun Liang was demoted to the status of a prince, "Prince of Kuaiji". Sun Chen then chose Sun Liang's elder brother Sun Xiu, the Prince of Langye, as
323-511: Was an empress of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. She was married to Sun Liang , the second emperor of Wu. Lady Quan was a daughter of Quan Shang (全尚). Her mother was a daughter of Sun Gong, the grandson of Sun Jing . Her relative Quan Cong married Sun Luban , a daughter of Wu's founding emperor Sun Quan . When she was young, she looked pretty and was favoured by Sun Luban. Every time Sun Luban entered
342-423: Was being besieged by Sima Zhao, and did nothing. When Sun Chen instead ordered the general Zhu Yi to try to relieve Shouchun with tired and unfed troops, Zhu refused — and Sun Chen executed him, bringing anger from the people, who had admired Zhu's military skills and integrity. With Sun Chen unable to do anything, Zhuge Dan's rebellion failed in 258, and Wen Qin's troops became captives of Wei. Sun Chen knew that
361-689: Was deposed from the throne by Sun Chen , a distant relative of the Wu imperial family who rose to power in the 250s and became the regent of Wu. Sun Liang became known as the " Prince of Kuaiji " after his dethronement while Empress Quan also lost her place as the empress. In 260, Sun Liang's elder half-brother and successor, Sun Xiu (who eliminated Sun Chen after ascending the throne in 258) further demoted Sun Liang to "Marquis of Houguan" and sent Sun Liang to his marquisate in Houguan County (around present-day Fuzhou , Fujian ). Lady Quan accompanied Sun Liang to Houguan County and settled there. She returned to
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