Three Kingdoms History: Lady Sun [Sun Shangxiang]

Sun Quan’s sister. Married to Liu Bei by Sun Quan, but later returned to Wu.

Officer Details

Wade-Giles: Lady Sun [Sun Shanghsiang]
Simplified Chinese: 孙妃[孙尚香]
Pronunciation: Sun¹ Fei¹ [Sun¹ Shang⁴xiang¹]  
Cantonese (Yale): Syunfei [Syunseungheung]
Cantonese (Jyutpin): Syunfei [Syunsoenghoeng]

Birthplace: Fuchun County, Wu Prefecture
(Presently Fuyang, Zhejiang Province)

Name Notes: Sun Shangxiang is Lady Sun’s name in most Koei Games. Sun Ren is incorrect. As is Sun Li, which you may come across. Her actual name is unknown. [This is the only audio file which I have used the style name first instead of the given name first, the reason being that most people know her as Sun Shang Xiang first rather than Sun Fei -Tongy]

Family and Relationships

Sun Jian (Father); Lady Wu (Mother); Liu Bei (Husband); Sun Ce, Sun Quan, Sun Yi, Sun Kuang (Brothers); Sun Luban, Sun Luyu (Sisters); Sun Lang (Half-brother); Lady Sun (married to Hong Zi), Lady Sun (married to Pan Mi) (Half-sisters); Sun Ben, Sun Fu, Sun Hao, Sun Yu, Sun Jiao, Sun Huan, Sun Qian (Cousins); Liu Shan (Step-son)

Fact vs. Fiction

Differences Between Fact and Common Fiction

• Lady Sun’s interest in returning to Wu was not well-intentioned. She stole away with Liu Shan after meeting with a Wu messenger. Though Liu Shan was recovered, she never returned.
• Lady Sun did not commit suicide in AD 221 upon hearing of Liu Bei’s defeat at Yiling.

Literary Appearances

Romance of the Three Kingdoms: 54-56, 61, 77, 82, 83, 84

Sanguozhi: Shu 6

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