Sun Chen

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Sun Chen was a powerful and ultimately tyrannical regent of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China, whose rule ended in his execution after a failed attempt to consolidate power.

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Sun Chen canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Eastern Wu person
Three Kingdoms period person
politician
regent
causeOfDeath execution
charge treason
country Eastern Wu
dynasticPeriod Three Kingdoms period
era 3rd century
executedBy Sun Xiu
historicalSource Records of the Three Kingdoms
Zizhi Tongjian
knownFor attempting to dominate the Eastern Wu government
eliminating political rivals
language Classical Chinese
mannerOfDeath forced suicide
notableFor execution after failed power consolidation
regency over Eastern Wu
tyrannical rule as regent
occupation general
regent
politicalAlignment Eastern Wu imperial clan faction
linked to: Jiangdong warlords
powerBase Eastern Wu court
linked to: Eastern Wu
predecessorAsRegent Sun Jun
regentOf Eastern Wu
region Jiangdong
relative Sun Jun
Sun Quan
servedUnder Sun Liang
Sun Xiu

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Sun Liang regent Sun Chen
House of Sun hasNotableMember Sun Chen
Sun Jun relative Sun Chen
Sun Jun successor Sun Chen
Sun Liang overthrownBy Sun Chen
subject linked to: Jing