| NAME | |
|---|---|
| Chinese Name | 孙奋, 孫奮, Sūn Fèn |
| Nickname | Prince of Qi |
| Other name | Tôn Phấn |
| Courtesy name | 子扬, 子揚, Zǐyáng, Zi Yang, tự Tử Dương |
| INFORMATION | |
| Birth Place | Eastern Wu (household of Sun Quan) |
| Died | 270 |
| Death Reason | Executed by Sun Hao for alleged plot against the throne. |
| FAMILY | |
| Father | |
| Mother | |
| Relatives | |
| CAREER | |
| Allegiance | Eastern Wu |
| Battles | None as primary commander; political conflicts with regents and final purge under Sun Hao |
Biography & Historical Record
Sun Fen (孙奋, Tôn Phấn), courtesy name Ziyang (子扬, Tử Dương), fifth son of Sun Quan (孙权, Tôn Quyền) and Noble Lady Zhong, was created Prince of Qi with a seat associated with Wuchang in 252. When regent Zhuge Ke (诸葛恪, Gia Cát Khác) barred imperial princes from holding major garrisons, Sun Fen resisted and clashed with advisers; the court stripped retainers and moved him to Nanxun. Under brother Sun Xiu (孙休, Tôn Hưu) he was further demoted for unauthorized travel, then partly restored as a marquis around 260. Married into the prestige of Yuan Shu’s (袁术, Viên Thuật) granddaughter Lady Yuan, he still could not escape later tyranny.
Under nephew Sun Hao (孙皓, Tôn Hạo), rumors in 270 that locals wished to raise Prince Qi as sovereign triggered a paranoid purge. Sun Fen and his five sons were executed without fair trial—one of late Wu’s bloodiest dynastic killings and a symbol of the dynasty’s self-destruction.
Role in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
The novel mentions Sun Fen among Sun Quan’s sons in succession-politics chapters. He is not a Red Cliffs hero; his literary weight is as an imperial prince caught in late-Wu factional fear—first constrained by regents, later destroyed under Sun Hao’s suspicion. Romance uses such princes to show how the Sun house consumed its own bloodline after the founding generation.
Sun Fen (孙奋) — Historical & Literary Timeline
Prince of Qi
Enfeoffed after Sun Quan’s death era; seat tied to Wuchang prestige.
Clash with Zhuge Ke
Resists limits on princely garrisons; stripped of retainers and relocated.
Demotion and partial restoration
Under Sun Xiu, punished then restored to marquis rank.
Executed with sons
Sun Hao kills Sun Fen and five sons on rumor of a popular plot to elevate him.
See Sun Fen on Wikipedia and SGZ Wu notices on Prince of Qi.
Key Relationships
Family
- Sun Quan (孙权, Tôn Quyền): Father.
- Noble Lady Zhong: Mother.
- Lady Yuan: Consort; granddaughter of Yuan Shu.
- Sun Xiu (孙休, Tôn Hưu), Sun Liang (孙亮, Tôn Lượng): Half-brothers who reigned in his lifetime.
- Sun Hao (孙皓, Tôn Hạo): Nephew who ordered his execution.
Friends
- Princely household retainers at Wuchang/Nanxun (few individually named in novel scenes).
Enemies
- Zhuge Ke (诸葛恪, Gia Cát Khác): Regent who curtailed princely military power.
- Sun Hao (孙皓, Tôn Hạo): Emperor who executed him and his sons in 270.
Other
- Yuan Shu (袁术, Viên Thuật): Ancestor of Lady Yuan; marriage prestige without political safety.
In Novel
Chapter 75
- Sun Fen (孙奋, Tôn Phấn), courtesy Ziyang (子扬, Tử Dương): Listed among Sun Quan’s (孙权, Tôn Quyền) sons in succession-politics context. The chapter frames imperial princes competing for influence as Wu’s household deepens; Sun Fen’s later historical doom under Sun Hao (孙皓, Tôn Hạo) is the chronicle’s shadow behind the brief novel mention.
Chapter 120
- Sun Fen (孙奋, Tôn Phấn): In the late-Wu collapse arc, Romance and popular retellings recall princes destroyed by Sun Hao’s suspicion—Sun Fen’s household stands for how the last emperor consumed his own uncles’ lines while Jin closed in. Scene emphasis is purge and fear, not a heroic last stand.
In History
Summary
- Sun Fen (孙奋, Tôn Phấn), courtesy Ziyang (子扬), Prince of Qi, son of Sun Quan; constrained by Zhuge Ke and Sun Xiu; executed with five sons by Sun Hao in 270.
Year: 252 AD
- Created Prince of Qi; soon conflicts with Zhuge Ke over princely garrisons.
Year: 258–260 AD
- Demoted under Sun Xiu for unauthorized movement; later partially restored.
Year: 270 AD
- Executed with sons after rumors he might be raised as sovereign.
Historical Record
- Sanguozhi Wu notices on Sun Fen / Prince of Qi; later annals on Sun Hao’s purges. Historical; novel mention is brief.
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