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Sun Jian
Sun Jian (孙坚) was an Eastern Han general and Grand Administrator of Changsha who defeated Dong Zhuo at Yangren and entered Luoyang before dying in 192; his sons Sun Ce and Sun Quan founded Wu.
Sun Jian's recovery of the Imperial Seal
Sun Jian's recovery of the Imperial Seal (孙坚得传国玺) is the late Han story that general Sun Jian found the imperial transmission seal in a well at Luoyang.
Sun Jianai
Sun Jianai (孙家鼐) was a Qing dynasty official from Shouzhou, Anhui, who finished first in the 1859 palace examination, tutored the Guangxu Emperor, and led the Imperial University of Peking.
Sun Jihai (孙继海)
Sun Jihai (孙继海), born 1977, Chinese defender; Manchester City's first Asian player (2002–2008, 151 apps), first East Asian to score in the Premier League, 80 China caps, 2002 World Cup, Hall of Fame 2015.
Sun Jun (Wu general)
Sun Jun (孙峻) was a general of Eastern Wu who killed regent Zhuge Ke in 253 and ruled as Wu's second regent until his death in 256.
Sun Kewang
Sun Kewang (孙可望) was a Ming–Qing transition military leader, an adopted son of rebel king Zhang Xianzhong who surrendered to the Qing in 1657 and died a prince in 1660.
Sun Kil Moon
Sun Kil Moon is Mark Kozelek's indie folk project, with Anthony Koutsos and Geoff Stanfield, on Caldo Verde Records. Known for Ghosts of the Great Highway (2003) and the acclaimed Benji (2014).
Sun Language Theory
The Sun Language Theory (Güneş Dil Teorisi) was an official linguistic thesis of early republican Turkey, proclaimed in 1936, claiming Turkish was the origin of all languages.
Sun Lei
Sun Lei (孙雷) is a Chinese entrepreneur who founded the internet finance company 9F Inc. in 2006 and led it to its 2019 Nasdaq listing.
Sun Li (actress)
Sun Li (孙俪, also 孙丽, Betty Sun), born 1982 in Shanghai, is a Chinese actress and singer famous for Zhen Huan in Empresses in the Palace, with Golden Eagle, Magnolia, Flying Apsaras, and Hundred Flowers awards; distinct from Sun Li (1977) and the male producer Sun Li.
Sun Liang
Sun Liang (孙亮), courtesy name Ziming, was a child emperor of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, deposed by the regent Sun Lin in 258.
Sun Life Financial
Sun Life Financial, also known as Sun Life Assurance Company, is a Toronto-based Canadian insurance and asset-management company founded in 1865, managing $1.6 trillion across Canada, the U.S., and Asia.
Sun Linlin
Sun Linlin (孙琳琳), Chinese short track speed skater, born 1988 in Dandong; won 2010 Vancouver Olympic gold in the women's 3,000 m relay in world record 4:06.610 with Wang Meng, Zhang Hui, and Zhou Yang.
Sun Liren
Sun Liren (孙立人) was a Chinese general born in Anhui in 1900 who commanded Chinese forces in Burma during the Second Sino-Japanese War and died in 1990.
Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems was an American computer company founded in 1982 and named for the Stanford University Network; it created Java and was acquired by Oracle in 2010.
Sun Mingming (孙明明)
Sun Mingming (孙明明, born 1983) is a Chinese former basketball player and actor who, at 7 ft 8.98 in, is recognized by Guinness as the tallest active basketball player.
Sun Music (music)
Sun Music (சன் மியூசிக்) is a 24-hour Tamil music television channel owned by Sun TV Network, launched in September 2004 as the first of its kind.
Sun Myung Moon (문선명)
Sun Myung Moon (문선명, 1920–2012), Korean founder of the Unification Church (Holy Spirit Association, 1954), messianic claimant, mass-wedding officiant, Washington Times founder, and builder of a global business empire; died 2012, succeeded by his children.
Sun of Hope
Sun of Hope: a Dari-language SAT-7 PARS educational TV program for Afghan children, and, per unconfirmed mirror sources only, a Kurdish militant group in Iran (Xorî Hîwa, خۆری هیوا), reportedly formed mid-2026; the group's existence is unverified.
Sun path
The sun path, or path of the Sun, is the apparent arc the Sun traces across the local sky, shifting through the year and depending on latitude and date.
Sun Pharma
Sun Pharma (Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited) is India's largest drugmaker, founded 1983, fourth-largest specialty generics company globally; acquired Ranbaxy for US$4 billion in 2014; faces repeated FDA warning letters at Halol and Mohali plants.
Sun PhuQuoc Airways
Sun PhuQuoc Airways is a Vietnamese full-service resort airline developed by Sun Group, with its hub at Phu Quoc International Airport; it began commercial flights on 1 November 2025.
Sun priesthood of Coricancha
The Sun priesthood of Coricancha (sacerdocio del Sol del Coricancha) was the state priesthood of the Inca Empire, based at the Temple of the Sun in Cusco.
Sun Princess (2024)
Sun Princess is a cruise ship delivered to Princess Cruises in 2024 by Fincantieri in Italy, the largest ship ever built in Italy and the lead Sphere-class vessel.
Sun Qian (孙千) (actress)
Sun Qian (孙千) is a Chinese actress from Harbin who debuted in 2016 and became known as Shi Miao in the 2018 series Take My Brother Away.
Sun Qian (孙谦) (孙谦)
Sun Qian (孙谦), also known as Glen Qian Sun, is a partner at HongShan, the Chinese investment firm formerly Sequoia China, which he joined in 2006.
Sun Qingrui
Sun Qingrui (孙庆瑞) is a Chinese fund manager, partner, and senior fund manager at Gao Yi Asset Management in Shanghai, the only woman among its partners.
Sun Quan (孙权)
Sun Quan (孫權, 182–252), courtesy name Zhongmou, founder and first emperor of Eastern Wu, emperor from 229. Succeeded Sun Ce in 200 at eighteen, won Red Cliffs in 208 with Liu Bei, and was the last of the Three Kingdoms rulers to take the imperial title.
Sun Quan's Campaigns against Shanyue
Sun Quan's Campaigns against Shanyue were the Eastern Wu campaigns that pacified the Shanyue mountain peoples of the lower Yangtze south in the Three Kingdoms period.
Sun Quan's Enfeoffment as King of Wu
Sun Quan's enfeoffment as King of Wu (孙权受封吴王) was the investiture of Sun Quan as King of Wu by the Wei emperor Cao Pi in 221.