15 Facts About Sun Ben

Sun Ben was the eldest son of Sun Qiang, the elder brother of Sun Quan's father Sun Jian.

Sun Ben first served Sun Jian in the campaign against Dong Zhuo.

Sun Ben was the elder son of Sun Qiang, the full elder brother of Sun Jian; Ben had a younger brother, Sun Fu.

Sun Ben Qiang died early, and so his sons were taken in by their uncle.

Sun Ben followed his uncle in battle after Sun Jian's return from Luoyang, and led a unit during Sun Jian's attack on Liu Biao.

When Sun Jian died, Sun Ben, being older than Sun Ce, gathered many of the soldiers and generals and went to Yuan Shu, who had been Sun Jian's overlord.

Sun Ben served under Yuan Shu for a time, along with Sun Jian's brother-in-law, Wu Jing.

Sun Ben served as Inspector of Yu Province, but the position was mostly nominal, for he was still young.

Sun Ben met Zhou Yu, and joined him to aid Wu Jing, who was under attack from Liu Yao.

Sun Ce soon arrived as well, and both Zhou Yu and Sun Ben joined his army.

Wu Jing was saved, and Sun Ben was reunited with his family under Yuan Shu.

When Yuan Shu went out to battle Liu Bei, Sun Ben was assigned to defend Shouchun.

Sun Ben Fu wrote a letter intending to surrender to Cao Cao, but he was stripped of all rank, and his advisors were executed.

Sun Ben was contemplating surrender, but it is said that Zhu Zhi dissuaded him, and he served at the Battle of Red Cliffs.

Sun Ben died after serving as Administrator of Yuzhang for 11 years.