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696 the son of So Tang-p'o, who gave his pregnant concubine in marriage to one San Chih. He graduated as chin shih in A.D. 1109, and rose to be President of the Boards of Civil Office and of Revenue. Differences with the Ministers of the Emperor Kao Tsung forced him to retire into private life, in which condition he amused himself by farming. A collection of his writings was published under the title of his hao as above.

1823 Sun Ts'e (T. ). A.D. 175-200. Eldest son of Sun Chieu, whom he succeeded and whose work he carried on. He was a handsome young man, and was greatly admired by Yüan Shu who gave him his father's command and advanced him as much as possible. They separated when the latter wished to make himself Emperor, and Sun Ts'ê fought against him as one of the lieutenants of Ts'ao Ts'ao. He was appointed Governor of Wu (modern Kiangsu and part of Chehkiang), and in 198 was invested with the title of Marquis of -Wu. He was slain at the early age of twenty-six by the retainers of one Haü Kung, whom he had put to death. On his deathbed he solemnly handed ofer his territorial possessions to his brother Sun Ch'üan, who he said was more fitted to hold than to acquire. Sun Ch'üan was so much affected by his death that he could do nothing but weep, until Chang Chao roused him by saying that he was "opening the door and bowing in robbers." Sun Ts'ê married the famous beauty, Ta-ch'iao, daughter of  Ch'iao Kung. See Chou Yü, Canonised as.

1824 Sun Wên - (T. H. ). Known to foreigners as "Sun Yat Sen," from the Cantonese pronunciation of his hao. Born 1866. A native of Hsiang-shan in Kuangtung, who at the age of 13 accompanied his mother to the Hawaiian Islands and was placed at the lolam College in Honolulu, passing at the end of 3 years to the Oahu College. Shortly afterwards he returned