Sun Liang
Reigned 6 years (252–258). Age at death unknown; cause of death disputed. 2nd ruler of Eastern Wu.
Facts
- Reign
- 23 May 252 – 9 November 258 (2nd ruler of Eastern Wu)
- Length of reign
- 6 years
- Born
- Unknown
- Died
- 260
- Age at accession
- 10
- Age at death
- Unknown
- Cause of death
- DisputedPrimary sources or accepted accounts conflict and cannot be narrowed to one
- Path to the throne
- Designated heirSucceeded the previous ruler of the same regime, who had chosen the heir (by testament, naming a crown prince, etc.)
- Predecessor
- Sun Quan
- Successor
- Sun Xiu
- Era names
- 建興 Jiànxīng (proclaimed 252)
- 五鳳 Wǔfèng (proclaimed 253)
- 太平 Tàipíng (proclaimed 256)
Ages are given in East Asian reckoning (sui): a person is one year old at birth and gains a year at each New Year, so the figure is one or two years higher than the Western age.
During the reign
Number of times each event is recorded in the official histories. How each item is counted
- Era name changes
- 3
- General amnesties
- 6
- Empresses installed
- 1
- Crown princes deposed
- 0
- Personal campaigns
- 0
- Rebellions suppressed
- 3
- Rebellions faced
- 4
- Capital relocations
- 0
Emperors of Eastern Wu
- 1stSun Quan吳大帝 Wú Dàdì孫權 Sūn Quán229–252 · 23 years · Unknown, age 71229–25223 yearsUnknown, age 71
- 2ndSun Liang孫亮 Sūn Liàng252–258 · 6 years · Disputed252–2586 yearsDisputed
- 3rdSun Xiu吳景帝 Wú Jǐngdì孫休 Sūn Xiū258–264 · 5 years · Unknown, age 30258–2645 yearsUnknown, age 30
- 4thSun Hao吳末帝 Wú Mòdì孫晧 Sūn Hào264–280 · 15 years · Unknown264–28015 yearsUnknown