Three Kingdoms History: Officer Names

An Administrator under Sun Jian who died in the early 190s

Served Wu. Bu Zhi’s son. Surrendered his city to Jin. Killed by Lu Kang.

Son of Bu Zhi, became General who Consoles the Army.

Served Sun Quan. Accurately predicted Guan Yu’s invasion of Jing.

Attacked Bu Chan of Xi Ling, traitor to Wu, who turned from the country in 272.

Cai Mao’s brother. Surrendered to Wu before Chibi, but executed by Zhou Yu.

Officer of Zhuge Ke, he defected to Wei with his entire company at Xincheng.

Cai Mao’s cousin. Surrendered to Wu before Chibi, but was killed by Gan Ning.

Such a good painter, his pictures seemed to come alive.

Eunuch and favourite of Sun Hao, he was killed and eaten by palace officials.

Chen Wu’s son. Advised Sun Deng with Zhuge Ke, Zhang Xiu, and Gu Tan.

Served Sun Ce as Commandant. Surrounded at He Fei and fought to his death.

Advisor to Sun Quan. Sent as diplomat, with Zhang Fei’s head, to Liu Bei at Yi Ling.

Served three generations of the Sun family. From Tuyin in Youbeiping.

* Incorrectly referred to as ‘Chen Pu’ once in some Brewitt-Taylor translations.

Complained to Sun Quan that Lu Xun was unnecessarily disrupting the people. Later was ...

Elder of Wu’s Qiao Sisters. Sister to Xiao Qiao. Married to Sun Ce.

* Da (大), in this context, translates to ‘Big’, thus ‘Elder’. Rather than refer to her as the ‘Older Qiao’, the name Da Qiao has become a popular alternative. Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao were names first used by Koei in Dynasty Warriors 3 when the characters were introduced. [Note that Da4 and Xiao3 can still be used in context in modern times when used in families, also that it’s usually the surname used after the “Da/Xiao” part] for example someone called Qiao Zhi Lian, and their sister Qiao Zhi Li, may be called in families Da/ Xiao Qiao!]

Famous Wu officer. Assassinated Sun Chen with Zhang Bu.

Served Sun Xiu under Ding Feng with Sun Yi. Dispatched to aid Zhuge Zhan.

* Translated incorrectly as ‘Ding Fung’ in the Brewitt-Taylor edition.

Served Wu under Sun Ce. From Yuyao in Kuaiji.

Persuaded by Lü Meng to betray Guan Yu. Killed by Guan Xing after trying to return ...

Son of Gan Ning. Exiled from Wu some time after his father’s death for causing trouble.

Known to be brave and strong. Served Huang Zu, then Wu. Died of illness.

One of the founders of modern Daoism. Survived drowning apparently thanks to his advanced ...

Gu Yong’s son. Advised Sun Deng with Zhuge Ke, Zhang Xiu, and Chen Biao.

Studied under Cai Yong. Convinced to join Wu by Zhang Hong. Became Prime Minister.

Originally an officer of Wu, Guo Ma revolted in Nanhai. Eventually defeated by Tao Huang.

Veteran general in service to the Sun family. Served three generations.

Served Wu. Son of He Qi. Strict but kind. Died young.

Served Wu, first under Sun Ce. Became governor of Xuzhou. Father of He Da.

Grandson of He Qi. Son of He Jing. Unrecorded in history aside from his name.

Grandson of He Qi. Son of He Da. Sun Hao’s Minister of the Interior.

Persuaded Sun Hao not to commit suicide but to surrender to Jin instead.

* Also appears sometimes as Hu Zhong.

Told Sun Hao not to attack but to gain the love of the people. Left court bemoaning Wu’s ...

* Incorrectly translated in the Brewitt-Taylor edition as Hua Jiao

Head of “The Dragon”, a group of three scholars. Promoted Emperor Xian’s ...

Served Wu, Wei. Negotiated the return of Sun Jian’s body. Involved with Xian’s ...

* Translated incorrectly as Huan Ji in some sources, including several Brewitt-Taylor editions.

Veteran general in Wu. Came up with the “Bitter Meat Plan” for Chibi.

Officer of Wu. Guarded Sun Quan at the battle of Hefei.

Advised Zhuge Dan to force a battle to escape but was rejected. Surrendered to Wei.

Led the volunteer forces that joined Sun Ce in the battle of Qu’e.

Advisor of Zhuge Dun, slipped over the walls and surrendered to Wei.

Delivered Huang Gai’s false letter of defection to Cao Cao.

Wife of Sun Quan, the Lord of Wu. Was a native of Juzhang in Kuaiji.

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

* 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]

Daughter of Sun Ce. Wife of Lu Xun. Her marriage bonded the Lu and Sun families.

* Sun Shi in Koei’s Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Wife of Sun Quan, the Lord of Wu. Mother of Sun He. Was a native of Langya.

* Lady Wang of Langya. Not to be confused with Lady Wang of Nanyang.

Wife of Sun Quan, the Lord of Wu. Mother of Sun Xiu. Was a native of Nanyang.

* Lady Wang of Nanyang. Not to be confused with Lady Wang of Langya.

Mother of Sun Quan and Sun Ce. Husband to Sun Jian. Endorsed marriage of lady Sun.

Wife of Sun Quan, the Lord of Wu. Was a native of Fuchun in Wu Commandary.

General of Sun Huan. Slain by Guan Xing in the novel.

Served Wu. Was killed in one of Gan Ning’s arrow attacks fighting Huang Zu.

Served Wu. Resented Gan Ning for killing his father, Ling Cao, but later forgave him.

Guarded the gates of the palace. Executed by Sun Chen for taking part in Sun Liang’s ...

General under Zhuge Ke, defended against Wei.

Participated in Liu Bei’s attack on Wu, but was defeated and surrendered.

Officer of Wu. Was executed by Sun Hao for objecting to his cruelty.

Father of Liu Lue. Marched to meet Wei’s invasion on Zhuge Luo’s orders.

Son of Liu Yan. Governed Ba-shu before Liu Bei took his kingdom out from under his feet.

Executed for rebuking Sun Hao about his tyranny.

General of Wu. Executed the last vestiges of the Shi clan in Jiao province.

Was an aid to Yuan Shu, but left for Sun Ce. Suggested Lady Sun’s marriage.

A relative of Lu Xun’s. During his youth, he was said to have stolen an orange from ...

The second son of Lu Xun and Wu Grand Admiral. Died in battle with Jin forces.

Second son of Lü Fan and an officer of Wu. Killed by Sun Chen.

Together with Wan Yu, shared the responsibility of Prime Minister under Sun Hao.

* Listed incorrectly as ‘Lu Kuai’ in some Brewitt-Taylor translations.

Lu Xun’s second son. Known to be as capable a commander as his father.

Served Wu. Originally a skilled warrior, turned out to be a scholar as well.

* The Lu surname is pronounced Lu2 because of the preceeding Meng, which is 3rd tone, the same rule applies when pronouncing the style name because Zi3 is also third tone.

The son of Lu Su. Praised as a capable military commander.

Brilliant and insightful Wu commander. Was ambassador to Shu.

* When saying Lu Su’s surname and style name together the surname should be pronounced Lu2 instead of Lu3 because of the tone preceeding it.

Famous and brilliant Wu commander that defeated Liu Bei at Yi Ling.

* Originally named Lu Yi (陸議).

Vassal of Sun Quan, famed for being a poor yet honourable man, loyal to his step mother.

Captured Guan Yu and Guan Ping. Executed to satiate Liu Bei in the novel.

Officer of Sun Chen.

* Originally named Meng Ren (孟仁).

Mi Zhu’s brother. Served Shu then Wu. Caused Guan Yu’s demise.

Began his career under Liu Biao then Liu Bei. After Guan Yu’s death, served in Wu.

Served Wu. Led the forces which captured Guan Yu and his son, Guan Ping.

Supported Sun Hao after Sun Xiu died, helping to elevate him to Emperor.

Encouraged Cao Cao to restore to the Han during the Yellow Scarve rebellion. Father-in-law ...

Served Sun Ce as an advisor, but died young. Usually appeared around Zhang Zhao.

Son of Quan Rou and son-in-law of Sun Quan. Served Wu as general and advisor.

* His name is frequently written ‘Quan Zong’, but this is incorrect.

Defended Shou Chun during Zhuge Dan’s rebellion, but surrendered to Wei.

Brother-in-law of Sun Liang. Ordered to kill Sun Chen by Sun Liang, but was executed.

Son of Quan Cong who defected to Wei.

Father of Quan Ji. Was killed after his wife revealed his son’s plot against Sun ...

Quan Cong’s son. Sent to aid Zhuge Dan’s rebellion, but surrendered to Wei.

Quan Xu’s (perhaps Quan Duan’s) son. Quan Zong’s grandson. Quan Yi’s ...

Officer under Sun Ce who participated in the Jiangdong campaigns. Died in the late 190’s.

Rui Zhi’s second son and Rui Liang’s brother. Succeeded his brother’s ...

An officer of Sun Jian and Sun Ce. A man from Danyang.

General of the Left under Sun Hao who was slain during Jin’s conquest of Wu.

* Also called Shen Rong in the online Brewitt-Taylor edition.

Served Wu. Made war with Wei following the subjugation of Shu in 264.

* Sometimes he also appears as Cheng Man.

Imperial Guard under Sun Xiu who reported Sun Chen’s rebellion.

Served Wu. In the novel, is killed by Li Dian at He Fei, but historically fights at Yi ...

Convinced Gan Ning to leave Huang Zu and join Sun Quan.

A son of Sun Quan. He fought bitterly with his brother, Sun He, for succession.

Son of Sun Qiang. Inherited Sun Jian’s troops and served Yuan Shu, then Sun Ce. ...

Sun Jian’s oldest son. Built the foundation of the Wu kingdom.

Sun Jun’s cousin. Executed a number of Wu officials and abused his authority.

* Sometimes ‘綝’ is incorrectly translated as lin2, thus ‘Sun Lin’.

Eldest son of Sun Quan. Set to be Quan’s successor, but died young.

The son of Sun Shao and grandson of Sun Ce. Sun Hao saw him as a threat and made up crimes ...

Second son of Sun Qiang. Imprisoned after trying to surrender to Cao Cao.

Old general of Sun Yi, avenged the death of his master.

Eldest son of Sun Jing, contemplated a coup against Sun Quan but decided against.

* Called Sun Hao in SGZ. Not to be confused with Sun Hao, Emperor of Wu.

Last Emperor of Wu. Destroyed the country through tyranical rule and wasteful projects.

* Called “Peng Zu” by Sun Quan after his birth.

Sun Jian’s foster child. Died trying to avenge Sun Yi’s death.

Sun Quan’s second son and the father of Sun Hao.

Sun Jing’s fourth son. Succeeded Sun Jiao. Captured three Wei generals at Shiyang.

Third son of Sun He, Sun Jian’s foster son.

Officer of Wu. Took over Lu Kang’s position when Kang was removed from office.

Father of Sun Ce, Sun Quan, and the kingdom of Wu.

Served Wu. Third son of Sun Jing. Held off Cao Cao’s forces at Ru Xu Kou.

Sun Jian’s younger brother. Served Sun Ce after Jian’s death.

Sun Jing’s great-grandson. Joined Teng Yin to try and assassinate Zhuge Luo.

The fourth son of Sun Jian. Married the daughter of Cao Ren.

The fifth son of Sun Jian. Led a command at Dongkou but accidentally burned his own camp.

* Also known as Sun Ren (孫仁). Had his surname changed to Ding (丁) by Sun Quan while imprisoned after he ignored Lü Fan’s orders defending against Cao Xiu.

Sun Quan’s third son. Becomes Emperor, but is dethroned by Sun Chen.

Daughter of Sun Quan and Lady Bu. Sister to Sun Luyu. Quan Cong’s wife.

* Also known as Princess Quan. Dahu means ‘Big Tiger’.

The twin brother of Sun Jian. Father of Sun Ben and Sun Fu.

Sun Jian’s second son. Sun Ce’s brother. Long-lived first Emperor of Wu.

Sun Ce’s posthumous son. Enefoffed as Marquis of Wu. Died young.

Became Prime Minister of Wu in AD 222. Formerly served Kong Rong, then Liu Yao.

Sun Ce’s adopted son. Disobeyed Xu Sheng to fool opposing Wei forces.

* Sun Shao, before being adopted by Sun Ce, was known as Yu Shao (俞韶).

A general during the late Wu period.

Son of Sun Xiu, and intended heir. Puyang Xiang and Zhang Bu enthroned Sun Hao.

* The character ‘Wan1’ in Sun Wan’s did not exist in Unicode for quite some time, but it is now listed. ’&#168128’ is the character, but odds are you can’t see it. 上雨下單, the name we are currently using, is simply an explanation of the character, which has has 雨 on the top and 單 on the bottom. 上 and 下 mean up and down respectively.

Served Wu during Jin’s invasion. Met the attack of Zhou Zhi but was killed.

A Wu general. Surrendered to Jin and served as Cavalry General. Wept at the fall of Wu.

Emperor of Wu after Sun Liang. Became ill worrying about Jin, and soon after died.

Sun Shao’s third son. Was sent to aid Jiang Wei during the fall of Shu but was too ...

* Sun Yi’s name is mistranslated in Brewitt-Taylor translations as Sun Yin.

Sun Jian’s third son. Assassinated by Bian Hong and others at a banquet.

Served Wu. Sun Jing’s second son and cousin to Sun Quan.

Served Wu during Jin’s invasion. Was captured by Jin forces and executed.

Served Liu Yong then Wu. Helped save Kong Rong from the Yellow Scarves.

Son of Taishi Ci. Served in Sun Quan’s court.

General of Sun Huan. Fights at Yi Ling, wounds Zhang Bao’s horse.

Served Wu then surrendered to Wei. Collected ships for Zhong Hui.

Served Wu until Sun Hao submitted. Joined Jin and died not much later.

A general of Wu. During Jin’s invasion, sent to meet the invading Jin forces.

Late era General of Wu who governed Guangzhou.

Minister of Wu. Argued to Sun Jun that Zhuge Ke should be put to death.

Wu officer. Advised Puyang Xing to make Sun Hao Emperor after Sun Xiu’s death.

Minister of Wu who was executed by Sun Chen.

* Appears as Wang Chun in both the Moss Roberts and Brewitt-Taylor translations of the novel.

Helped Sun Xiu against Sun Chen, warning the Wu ruler of the danger he was in.

Served Wu. Historian who completed the last fifty-five juan of the Wu shu ...

Was promoted into office by Sun He. Helped to pacify the Shanyue.

Lady Wu’s younger brother. Served Sun Jian, then Yuan Shu, then Sun Ce.

General of the Flying Cavalry, fled when his position was untenable. Du Yu executed him.

Held out in his city of Jianping until Sun Hao surrendered.

A military officer in Wu. Served under Lu Xun during Yiling.

Younger of Wu’s Qiao Sisters. Sister to Da Qiao. Married to Zhou Yu.

* Xiao (小), in this context, translates to ‘Little’, thus ‘Younger’. Rather than refer to her as the ‘Younger Qiao’, the name Xiao Qiao has become a popular alternative. Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao were names first used by KOEI in Dynasty Warriors 3 when the characters were introduced.[Note that Da4 and Xiao3 can still be used in context in modern times when used in families, also that it’s usually the surname used after the “Da/Xiao” part] for example someone called Qiao Zhi Lian, and their sister Qiao Zhi Li, may be called in families Da/ Xiao Qiao!]

Served Wu. In novel, but not history, killed by Zhang Bao in battle with Shu.

Prefect of Wu Territory. Executed by Sun Ce for having relations with Cao Cao.

The son of Xu Zhen and Sun Ce’s cousin whose strength was valued by Sun Ce. Died ...

Served in Chibi and Wu’s invasions into Wei. Tricked Cao Pi with a fake wall.

An officer of Sun Ce. Participated in battle against Chen Yu.

Married to Sun Jian’s younger sister.

Wu official who served as an envoy to Shu. Warned Sun Xiu that Shu was on verge of collapse.

One of the collaborative authors behind the Wu shu (Wu History).

Took part in conquering Vietnam, skilled in debate and composition.

Refused appointment as Lu Su’s successor but was unable to ride a horse

Along with Gao Ding and Zhu Bao, rebelled in Southern Yizhou.

Advisor to Wang Lang. Surrendered to Sun Ce. Convinced Mi Fang, Fu Shiren to defect to Wu.

Served as commander in Wu during Sun Liang’s reign. Helped support Zhuge Dan.

Son of Yu Fan.

Son of Yuan Shu. Later fled to Sun Ce’s court after Liu Xun’s defeat.

With Puyang Xing, enthroned Sun Hao over Wen. Executed Sun Chen with Ding Feng.

Zhang Zhao’s son. Friend of Zhuge Jin. Sent with Sun Shao to Guangling to capture ...

Minister who served Wu. Suggested changing the capital to Sun Quan.

Advised Sun Quan to move the capital to Jianye. He served Sun Jiao, Sun Huan, Zhang Huan ...

* He has the same name as Zhang Liang of the Yellow Turbans.

Wu’s last Prime Minister. Refused surrender to Jin and marched out to die on the ...

Wu Leader of the Van who surrendered to Jin.

Zhang Zhao’s son. Advised Sun Deng with Zhuge Ke, Gu Tan, and Chen Biao.

Officer who served in Zhuge Ke’s personal police force. Killed by Sun Jun.

Served Wu. Highly trusted internal administrator.

* Sometimes written Zhang Zao.

Son of Zhou Fang. After Wu’s defeat, he joins Jin and fights against the Qiang tribe, ...

Trapped Cao Xiu, allowing the Wu army to score a great victory.

A nephew of Zhou Yu. Was a trusted and capable subordinate of Lu Xun. Captured Shiyang ...

Wu officer who Saved Sun Quan’s life, and was loved dearly in return.

The eldest son of Zhou Yu. He was said to have inherited his father’s ability, but ...

The second son of Zhou Yu. Exiled for misdeeds.

Skilled war commander of Wu. Commanded Wu forces at the Battle of Chibi.

Officer who served in Zhuge Ke’s personal police force.

Served Wu. Father of Zhu Yi. Highly respected by Sun Quan. Died of illness.

Zhu Zhi’s third son. Married to a daughter of Sun Ce.

Wu Scholar. Demoted after supporting Sun He. Tricked into committing suicide.

Served Wu. Was the son of Zhu Zhi’s sister. Studied together with Sun Quan.

A general of Wu and the son of Zhu Huan. Executed by Sun Chen for numerous defeats.

Served through three generations of the Sun family. Magistrate in Wu County.

Zhuge Liang’s cousin. Tried to rebel against Sima Zhao, but was executed.

Zhuge Liang’s older brother in service to Wu. Highly trusted by Sun Quan.

Served Sun Hao in Wu. Failed to aid his father, Zhuge Dan. Retired in shame.

Served Wu as Imperial Guardian. Son of Zhuge Jin. Murdered by Sun Jun.

The son of Zhuge Qiao. After Zhuge Ke’s death, was restored as Zhuge Jin’s ...

The third son of Zhuge Jin. Served Wu.

The second son of Zhuge Ke.

Chieftain of Danyang. Defeated Sun Ce but later joined his army.

One of Sun Jian’s first four commanders. Tricked Hua Xiong in order to save Sun ...