1. Sun Qian, sometimes known as Sun Gan, courtesy name Gongyou, was a Chinese diplomat and official serving under the warlord Liu Bei in the late Eastern Han dynasty of China.
13 Facts About Sun Qian
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Sun Qian's talent was noted by the scholar Zheng Xuan.
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Sun Qian was born in Beihai Commandery, which is in present-day Shouguang, Shandong.
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Sun Qian was recommended by the famed scholar Zheng Xuan, a fellow Beihai man, to serve under Liu Bei as an Assistant Officer.
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Sun Qian remained as a subordinate of Liu Bei from then on.
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Liu Bei's treatment towards Sun Qian was equal to that of close aids Mi Zhu and Jian Yong but Sun Qian died not long after this promotion.
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Sun Qian ends up in Runan where the Turbans Liu Pi and Gong Du take him in, acts as a spy on incoming Cao Cao force but is captured and taken to Guan Yu with both men rather surprised to see each other in these circumstances.
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Sun Qian says he is prepared to die for his lord and accuses Cai Mao of slander of a virtuous man, Liu Biao sides with Sun Qian and invites Liu Bei.
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When Zhou Yu seeks to inveigle Liu Bei into a trap by arranging a marriage, Sun Qian is chosen as the envoy from Liu Bei's side and tries to reassure Liu Bei that rival ruler Sun Quan's intent is genuine, later pushes through the marriage as an early date as he can arrange to prevent mishaps and schemes.