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Sun Hao

242–284 · 3rd century

Sun Hao was the last emperor of Eastern Wu, one of the Three Kingdoms of China, reigning from 264 to 280. Notorious for cruelty and extravagance, he executed officials and weakened the state. When Western Jin fleets descended the Yangtze in 280 he surrendered at Jianye, ending the Three Kingdoms period and reuniting China under Jin. He died in captivity in Luoyang in 284.

Sun Hao
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