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Sun Hao

Sun Hao (孙皓, 242–283), grandson of Sun Quan, was the fourth and last emperor of Eastern Wu, enthroned at 23 and reigning until Wu surrendered to Jin in 280.

Sun hat

A sun hat is a hat designed to shade the head, face, ears, and neck from solar ultraviolet radiation, with styles such as broad-brimmed, bucket, and legionnaire hats.

Sun Haven

Sun Haven is a fantasy farming sim RPG by Pixel Sprout Studios, Early Access June 2021, full release March 2023, up to 8-player co-op, seven races, magic, and four towns, often compared to Stardew Valley.

Sun He (Song dynasty official)

Sun He (孙何), courtesy name Hangong, was a Song dynasty official and 992 examination champion who rose to drafter of imperial edicts under emperors Taizong and Zhenzong, dying in office in 1004.

Sun He (Wu imperial prince)

Sun He (孙和, 224–253), courtesy name Zixiao, was a Wu imperial prince, son of Sun Quan, deposed as heir and posthumously honored as Emperor Wen.

Sun Hongbin

Sun Hongbin (孙宏斌) is a Chinese real estate developer, founder and chairman of Sunac China Holdings, a Tianjin-based developer listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Sun Hung Kai Properties

Sun Hung Kai Properties (新鸿基地产) is Hong Kong's leading property developer, co-founded by Kwok Tak-seng in 1963 and led since 2014 by Raymond Kwok of the Kwok family.

Sun Hur

Sun Hur is a Korean-born structural biologist and immunologist at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital who studies how the immune system distinguishes self from non-self RNA.

Sun Jiagan

Sun Jiagan (孫嘉淦; 1683–1753), courtesy name Xigong, was a Qing dynasty official from Xingxian, Shanxi, who rose to Minister of Personnel and Associate Grand Secretary.

Sun Jiajun

Sun Jiajun (孙佳俊), Chinese swimmer born 2000 in Yichang, Hubei; Paris 2024 Olympic gold medalist in the men's 4x100 medley relay, 2018 Youth Olympic double gold medalist, and Asian record holder in the short-course 50 butterfly and 50 breaststroke.

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.