MILITARY PERSONNEL

Sun Jian

155 - 191

Sun Jian

Sun Jian (Chinese: 孫堅; pinyin: Sūn Jiān) () (155–191?), courtesy name Wentai, was a Chinese military general, politician, and warlord who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. He allied himself with Yuan Shu in 190 when warlords from eastern China formed a coalition to oust Dong Zhuo, a tyrannical warlord who held the puppet Emperor Xian in his power. Although he controlled neither many troops nor much land, Sun Jian's personal bravery and resourcefulness were feared by Dong Zhuo, who placed him among Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and Liu Biao as the most influential men at that time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sun Jian has received more than 484,711 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Sun Jian is the 204th most popular military personnel (up from 206th in 2019), the 133rd most popular biography from China (down from 123rd in 2019) and the 10th most popular Chinese Military Personnel.

Sun Jian was a general who served under the warlord Yuan Shao in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He was known for his military victories and his death at the Battle of Wancheng.

Memorability Metrics

480k
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
7.23
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Sun Jian ranks 204 out of 2,058. Before him are Aleksei Brusilov, Bai Qi, Maximilian von Weichs, Andrey Vlasov, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Viscount of Turenne, and Oskar Dirlewanger. After him are Henning von Tresckow, Lavr Kornilov, Yue Fei, George Armstrong Custer, Erhard Milch, and Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski.

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Aleksei Brusilov
1853 - 1926
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 198
Bai Qi
250 BC - 257 BC
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 199
Maximilian von Weichs
1881 - 1954
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 200
Andrey Vlasov
1901 - 1946
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 201
Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Viscount of Turenne
1611 - 1675
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 202
Oskar Dirlewanger
1895 - 1945
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 203
Sun Jian
155 - 191
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 204
Henning von Tresckow
1901 - 1944
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 205
Lavr Kornilov
1870 - 1918
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 206
Yue Fei
1142 - 1142
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 207
George Armstrong Custer
1839 - 1876
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 208
Erhard Milch
1892 - 1972
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 209
Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski
1899 - 1972
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 210

Contemporaries

Among people born in 155, Sun Jian ranks 4. Before him are Cao Cao, Tertullian, and Cassius Dio. After him are Yuan Shu, Xiahou Dun, and Pabag. Among people deceased in 191, Sun Jian ranks 1. After him are Bruttia Crispina, Emperor Seimu, Vologases IV, and Hua Xiong.