Sun Lang
- Zao'an (早安; in Romance of the Three Kingdoms)
- Ding Lang (丁朗)
- Sun Jian (father)
Sun Lang (fl.190 - 220s) was a son of the Chinese warlord Sun Jian, who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty. He was a half-brother of Sun Quan, the founding emperor of the state of Eastern Wu in the Three Kingdoms period.
Life
Little is recorded of Sun Lang's early life, except the fact that he was a son of Sun Jian and a concubine of his. The name of Sun Lang's mother was not recorded, and the birth order of him and his half siblings (children of Sun Jian and Lady Wu) was also unknown.
Sun Lang's misfortune occurred in 222, shortly after Sun Quan's triumph over Liu Bei at the Battle of Xiaoting. The emperor of Cao Wei, Cao Pi, launched a multi-pronged invasion against Eastern Wu. One prong was led by Cao Xiu, who led his army to Dongkou, which was defended by Lü Fan. Sun Lang was acting in capacity as a guardsman of the palace at the time and thus was under Lü Fan's authority. However, early in the battle, he accidentally set fire to his own camp, destroying a large quantity of supplies in the process. To compound the Wu forces' difficulty, a freak storm struck at Lü Fan's fleet, sending it crashing along the northern shore. Those troops in Lü Fan's fleet who did not drown were then in danger of either being attacked by Cao Xiu's troops or dying of starvation. The general Xu Sheng arrived, driving back Cao Xiu's forces long enough for Lü Fan to regroup, and Cao Xiu's fleet was driven back.
Despite the victory, Sun Quan was furious that his half-brother had nearly brought destruction upon the state and he punished Sun Lang heavily. Sun Lang had all his military ranks and appointments stripped off, was disowned from the Sun family and forced to change his name to Ding Lang (丁朗). He spent the rest of his life under house arrest.
In Romance of the Three Kingdoms
In some versions of the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Sun Lang is referred to as "Sun Ren" (孫仁) and given the courtesy name Zao'an. In the novel, he is born to Lady Wu's fictional younger sister, who is also known as Wu Guotai.
See also
References
- Chen, Shou (3rd century). Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi).
- de Crespigny, Rafe (1990). Generals of the South: the foundation and early history of the Three Kingdoms state of Wu. Canberra: Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University. ISBN 0-7315-0901-3.
- Luo, Guanzhong (14th century). Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguo Yanyi).
- Pei, Songzhi (5th century). Annotations to Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi zhu).
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