Eastren Wu
Wu (222–280), commonly kent as Eastren Wu or Sun Wu, wis ane o the three major states that competit for supremacy ower Cheenae in the Three Kinricks period (220–280).
Wu 吳 | |||||||||
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| 222–280 [1] | |||||||||
 The territories o Eastern Wu (in green), 262. | |||||||||
| Caipital | Wuchang (222–229, 265–266) Jianye (229–265, 266–280) | ||||||||
| Common leids | Cheenese | ||||||||
| Releegion | Taoism, Confucianism, Cheenese folk releegion | ||||||||
| Govrenment | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Keeng (222–229) Emperor (229–280) | |||||||||
• 222–252 | Sun Quan | ||||||||
• 252–258 | Sun Liang | ||||||||
• 258–264 | Sun Xiu | ||||||||
• 264–280 | Sun Hao | ||||||||
| Historical era | Three Kingdoms | ||||||||
• Unthirldom frae Cao Wei | 222 | ||||||||
• Sun Quan declarin himself Emperor | 229 | ||||||||
| 31 Mey 280 [1] | |||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 238[2] | 2,567,000 (disputit) | ||||||||
• 280[2] | 2,535,000 (disputit) | ||||||||
| Currency | Cheenese coin, Cheenese cash | ||||||||
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| The day pairt o |  Cheenae Vietnam | ||||||||
References
eedit- ↑ Dardess, John W (10 September 2010). "The Three Kingdoms, 221-264". Governing China, 150-1850. Indianapolis: Hackett Pub. Co. p. 7. ISBN 1603844473.
Weakened by internal strife, horrific palace murders, and major defections to the enemy, the last Wu emperor surrendered on May 31, 280, and his realm was annexed to the Jin.
- ↑ a b Zou Jiwan (Cheenese: 鄒紀萬), Zhongguo Tongshi - Weijin Nanbeichao Shi 中國通史·魏晉南北朝史, (1992).
- ↑ Tanner, Harold M. (13 Mairch 2009). "Chapter 5: The Age of Warriors and Buddhists". China: A History. Hackett Publishing. p. 142. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
When it was established, Wu had only one-sixth of the population of the Eastern Han Empire (Cao Wei held over two-thirds of the Han population).
- ↑ Bertrand Russell (1922). Problem of China. London: George Allen & Unwin.