Sun Jian 孫堅

Sun Jian was born the son of a merchant however after some early military success he was promoted to a post of some importance. He played an active role in the Yellow Turban Campaign where he once again excelled and was promoted to the rank of Marquis. When a campaign was called against the warlord Dong Zhou Sun Jian joined the powerful Yuan Shu and was one of the few military officers to score a success against Dong’s forces. After the coalition went their separate ways Sun Jian stayed as a subordinate of Yuan Shu’s and died in a campaign against the Governor Liu Biao. He left behind a wife (Lady Wu), four sons (sun Ce, Sun Quan, Sun Yi, and Sun Kuang) a legitimate daughter (Lady Sun) and one illegitimate daughter (Lady Sun-better known as Sun Ren). According to legend he is a descendant of the legendary Sun Tzu, author of ‘The art of War’.