the son of So Tang-p'o, who gave his pregnant concubine in
marriage to one (
Chinese characters) 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 (Chinese characters) (T. (Chinese characters)). 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 (Chinese characters) 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
(Chinese characters) Chang Chao roused him by saying that he was "opening
the door and bowing in robbers." Sun Ts'ê married the famous
beauty, (Chinese characters) Ta-ch'iao, daughter of (Chinese characters) Ch'iao Kung. See
Chou Yü, Canonised as (Chinese characters).
1824 Sun Wên -(Chinese characters) (T.(Chinese characters) H. (Chinese characters) ). Known to foreigners
as "Sun Yat Sen," from the Cantonese pronunciation of his hao.
Born 1866. A native of (Chinese characters) 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
