Last Emperor of Wu. Destroyed the country through tyranical rule and wasteful projects.
Officer Details
Wade-Giles: Sun Hao (Yüan-tsung)
Simplified Chinese: 孙皓 (元宗)
Pronunciation: Sun1 Hao4 (Yuan2zong1)
Min-Nan: Sun Hou (Goan-ceng)
Other Names: Peng Zu
Name Notes: Called “Peng Zu” by Sun Quan after his birth.
Rank and Titles
Lord of Wucheng; Emperor of Wu (AD 264); Marquis of Wucheng (AD 280)
Family and Relationships
Sun He (Father); Lady He (Mother); Sun Jin (Son); Sun De, Sun Qian, Sun Jun (Brothers)
Literary Appearances
Romance of the Three Kingdoms: 113, 120
Popular Quotation
Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Chapter 120
Sima Yan said, “I set that seat for you long since.”
Retorting Sima Yan’s taunt, Sun Hao said, “Thy servant also set a seat for Your Majesty in the south.”
[帝賜座曰:“朕設此座以待卿久矣。”
皓對曰:“臣于南方,亦設此座以待陛下。”]