Sun Hao
Sun Hao (242 – January or February 284),
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 (), 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 () and
Last Emperor of Wu (), which were used by historians to refer to him.
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