Ruler of Wu in the Three Kingdoms period, who joined 刘备 to defeat 曹操 at Red Cliffs, 赤壁之战, and declared himself emperor in 229. Cao Cao's line 生子当如孙仲谋 praises him.
At the Battle of Red Cliffs, Sun Quan and Liu Bei joined forces to defeat Cao Cao.
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In a well-known anecdote, 孙权 urges his general 吕蒙 to study. When 鲁肃 later finds Lü Meng transformed, their exchange gives two idioms: 刮目相看, 'see someone in a new light', and 吴下阿蒙, someone still as unlearned as ever.
