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Sun Ben
Sun Ben
孫賁
General Who Attacks the Barbarians; (征虜將軍); (under Sun Quan)
	In office; 208–?
Monarch	Emperor Xian of Han
Administrator of Yuzhang (豫章太守); (under Sun Quan)
	In office; 199–210
Monarch	Emperor Xian of Han
Personal details
Born	Unknown; Fuyang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Died	210
Children	Sun Lin (202 - 249); Sun An; Sun Xi; Sun Ji; Cao Zhang's wife;
Parent	Sun Qiang (father);
Relatives	See Eastern Wu family trees
Occupation	General
Courtesy name	Boyang (伯陽)
Peerage	Marquis of a Chief Village; (都亭侯)

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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).

Life

Sun Ben was the elder son of Sun Qiang (孙羌), the full elder brother of Sun Jian; Ben had a younger brother, Sun Fu. Sun Qiang died early, and so his sons were taken in by their uncle. Sun Ben followed his uncle in battle after Sun Jian's return from Luoyang, and led a unit during Sun Jian's attack on Liu Biao. When Sun Jian died, Sun Ben, being older than Sun Ce, gathered many of the soldiers and generals and went to Yuan Shu, who had been Sun Jian's overlord.

Sun Ben served under Yuan Shu for a time, along with Sun Jian's brother-in-law, Wu Jing (the brother of Sun Jian's wife Lady Wu). He served as Inspector of Yu Province, but the position was mostly nominal, for he was still young. He met Zhou Yu, and joined him to aid Wu Jing, who was under attack from Liu Yao. Sun Ce soon arrived as well, and both Zhou Yu and Sun Ben joined his army. Wu Jing was saved, and Sun Ben was reunited with his family under Yuan Shu.

As a reward for his duties, Sun Ben was made Grand Administrator of Yuzhang Commandery, while Sun Fu was sent to Luling Commandery. When Yuan Shu went out to battle Liu Bei, Sun Ben was assigned to defend Shouchun. When Yuan Shu declared himself emperor, Sun Ben, Wu Jing, Zhou Yu and Lu Su all abandoned him and joined Sun Ce. Sun Ben's wife and children, however, were detained in the city and were unable to join him until later.

In 197, Sun Ce and Lü Bu allied with each other to defeat Yuan Shu. Sun Ben and Sun Fu led the attack against Liu Xun, easily scoring a victory.

In 200, Sun Ce died, and both Sun Ben and Sun Fu were uneasy about the young Sun Quan being his heir, both being his elder. The two were stationed in Yuzhang when Cao Cao began his advance southward. Sun Fu wrote a letter intending to surrender to Cao Cao, but he was stripped of all rank, and his advisors were executed. Sun Ben also was contemplating surrender, but it is said that Zhu Zhi dissuaded him,^[4] and he served at the Battle of Red Cliffs. Sun Ben died after serving as Administrator of Yuzhang for 11 years.^[5] His son, Sun Lin, succeeded him.

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^ As Sun Ben is older than Sun Ce, his birth year should be before 175.
^ Sun Ben's biography in Sanguozhi indicate that he was Administrator of Yuzhang for 11 years when he died.
^ 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.
^ This event was listed in Zhu Zhi's biography in Sanguozhi.
^ In Sun Quan's biography in Sanguozhi, it is mentioned that in 210 (15th year of the Jian'an era), Poyang Commandery was carved out from Yuzhang. ([建安]十五年，分豫章为鄱阳郡...) Sanguozhi, vol.47. It is unknown if Sun Ben died before or after this division.

Chen, Shou (3rd century). Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi).
Pei, Songzhi (5th century). Annotations to Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi zhu).

[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.

[4] This event was listed in Zhu Zhi's biography in Sanguozhi.

[5] In Sun Quan's biography in Sanguozhi, it is mentioned that in 210 (15th year of the Jian'an era), Poyang Commandery was carved out from Yuzhang. ([建安]十五年，分豫章为鄱阳郡...) Sanguozhi, vol.47. It is unknown if Sun Ben died before or after this division.

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+{{Short description|Late 2nd/early 3rd century Chinese official and general}}
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 | office1 = Administrator of Yuzhang (豫章太守)<br><small>(under [[Sun Quan]])</small>
 | term_start1 = {{Start date|199}}
-| term_end1 = {{End date|?}}
+| term_end1 = {{End date|210}}
 | monarch1 = [[Emperor Xian of Han]]
-| birth_date = Unknown
+| birth_date = Unknown<ref>As Sun Ben is older than Sun Ce, his birth year should be before 175.</ref>
 | birth_place = [[Fuyang District]], [[Hangzhou]], [[Zhejiang]]
+| death_date = 210<ref>Sun Ben's biography in ''Sanguozhi'' indicate that he was Administrator of Yuzhang for 11 years when he died.</ref>
-| death_date = Unknown
 | father = Sun Qiang
 | relatives = ''See [[Eastern Wu family trees]]''
-| children = {{unbulleted list|Sun Lin|Sun An|Sun Xi|Sun Ji|[[Cao Zhang]]'s wife}}
+| children = {{unbulleted list|Sun Lin (202 - 249)<ref>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.</ref>|Sun An|Sun Xi|Sun Ji|[[Cao Zhang]]'s wife}}
 | occupation = General
 | blank1 = [[Courtesy name]]
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 | data2 = Marquis of a Chief Village<br>(都亭侯)
 }}
-{{Chinese name|[[Sun (surname)|Sun]]}}
+{{family name hatnote|[[Sun (surname)|Sun]]|lang=Chinese}}
-'''Sun Ben''' ({{fl.}} 190s–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 twin brother of Sun Quan's father [[Sun Jian]]. He first served Sun Jian in the [[Campaign against Dong Zhuo|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 died of illness after the [[Battle of Red Cliffs]]. He was succeeded by his son Sun Lin (孫鄰).
+'''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|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).
 ==Life==
-Sun Ben was the elder son of Sun Qiang, the twin brother of [[Sun Jian]]. Sun Qiang died early, and so his sons were taken in by their uncle. Sun Ben followed his uncle in battle after Sun Jian's return from [[Luoyang]], and led a unit during Sun Jian's attack on [[Liu Biao]]. When Sun Jian died, Sun Ben, being older than [[Sun Ce]], gathered many of the soldiers and generals and went to [[Yuan Shu]], who had been Sun Jian's overlord.
+Sun Ben was the elder son of Sun Qiang (孙羌), the full elder brother of [[Sun Jian]]; Ben had a younger brother, [[Sun Fu]]. Sun Qiang died early, and so his sons were taken in by their uncle. Sun Ben followed his uncle in battle after Sun Jian's return from [[Luoyang]], and led a unit during Sun Jian's attack on [[Liu Biao]]. When Sun Jian died, Sun Ben, being older than [[Sun Ce]], gathered many of the soldiers and generals and went to [[Yuan Shu]], who had been Sun Jian's overlord.
 Sun Ben served under Yuan Shu for a time, along with Sun Jian's brother-in-law, [[Wu Jing (Han dynasty)|Wu Jing]] (the brother of Sun Jian's wife [[Lady Wu (Sun Jian's wife)|Lady Wu]]). He served as Inspector of [[Yuzhou (ancient China)|Yu Province]], but the position was mostly nominal, for he was still young. He met [[Zhou Yu]], and joined him to aid Wu Jing, who was under attack from [[Liu Yao (warlord)|Liu Yao]]. Sun Ce soon arrived as well, and both Zhou Yu and Sun Ben joined his army. Wu Jing was saved, and Sun Ben was reunited with his family under Yuan Shu.
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 In 197, Sun Ce and [[Lü Bu]] allied with each other to defeat Yuan Shu. Sun Ben and Sun Fu led the attack against [[Liu Xun (warlord)|Liu Xun]], easily scoring a victory.
-In 200, Sun Ce died, and both Sun Ben and Sun Fu were uneasy about the young [[Sun Quan]] being his heir, both being his elder. The two were stationed in Yuzhang when [[Cao Cao]] began his advance southward. Sun Fu wrote a letter intending to surrender to Cao Cao, but he was stripped of all rank, and his advisors were executed. Sun Ben also was contemplating surrender, but it is said that [[Zhu Zhi]] dissuaded him, and he served at the [[Battle of Red Cliffs]]. A few months after, however, Sun Ben died of illness. His son, Sun Lin, succeeded him.
+In 200, Sun Ce died, and both Sun Ben and Sun Fu were uneasy about the young [[Sun Quan]] being his heir, both being his elder. The two were stationed in Yuzhang when [[Cao Cao]] began his advance southward. Sun Fu wrote a letter intending to surrender to Cao Cao, but he was stripped of all rank, and his advisors were executed. Sun Ben also was contemplating surrender, but it is said that [[Zhu Zhi]] dissuaded him,<ref>This event was listed in Zhu Zhi's biography in ''Sanguozhi''.</ref> and he served at the [[Battle of Red Cliffs]]. Sun Ben died after serving as Administrator of Yuzhang for 11 years.<ref>In Sun Quan's biography in ''Sanguozhi'', it is mentioned that in 210 (15th year of the ''Jian'an'' era), Poyang Commandery was carved out from Yuzhang. ([建安]十五年，分豫章为鄱阳郡...) ''Sanguozhi'', vol.47. It is unknown if Sun Ben died before or after this division.</ref> His son, Sun Lin, succeeded him.
-At the time of his death, it is said that an edict was in Sun Ben's possession – an edict delivered from the capital offering him a high rank under Cao Cao. It is possible that Sun Ben died of distress.
 ==Family==
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 * [[Chen Shou|Chen, Shou]] (3rd century). ''[[Records of the Three Kingdoms]]'' (''Sanguozhi'').
 * [[Pei Songzhi|Pei, Songzhi]] (5th century). ''[[Annotations to Records of the Three Kingdoms]]'' (''Sanguozhi zhu'').
-{{People of the end of Han Dynasty}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Sun, Ben}}
-[[Category:Sun Ce and associates]]
 [[Category:Generals under Sun Quan]]
 [[Category:2nd-century births]]
 [[Category:3rd-century deaths]]
 [[Category:Politicians from Hangzhou]]
-[[Category:Yuan Shu and associates]]
 [[Category:Political office-holders in Jiangxi]]
-[[Category:Officials under Sun Quan]]
-[[Category:Han dynasty generals from Zhejiang]]
-[[Category:Han dynasty politicians from Zhejiang]]

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