Married to Liu Bei, why did Sun Quan's sister never have children in her life?

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During the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, Liu Bei and Sun Quan were the two leaders of the powerful political groups of that time, Shu Han and Eastern Wu. Because the power of Cao Cao and Cao Wei was stronger at that time, Liu Bei and Sun Quan cooperated with each other many times to deal with the common enemy.

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According to history books, after the victory at the Battle of Red Cliffs, Sun Quan wanted to strengthen the alliance between Shu Han and Eastern Wu, so he married his sister to Liu Bei.

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So, in 210, Liu Bei married Lady Sun. At that time, the Shu emperor was 50 years old. Before marrying Sun Quan's younger sister , Liu Bei already had 3 wives and several children.

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During her marriage to Liu Bei, Lady Sun could not enjoy the happiness of motherhood. They did not have any children together.

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Some historians believe that Liu Bei and Lady Sun did not have children together for several reasons. First, this was a political marriage, so perhaps Liu Bei and Lady Sun became a "sleeping together, dreaming different dreams" couple.

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Furthermore, in addition to the reason of strengthening the alliance with Liu Bei, Sun Quan's marriage of his sister to the Shu emperor could also have been for the purpose of monitoring, collecting internal information and secretly sending it back to Eastern Wu.

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As an intelligent and capable monarch, Liu Bei could soon see through Sun Quan's intentions when he married Lady Sun to him. Accordingly, Liu Bei did not show much favor to this wife.

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Another reason could be the large age gap. At the time of their marriage, Liu Bei was 50 years old while Lady Sun was only about 20 years old, as Sun Quan was only 28 years old at the time.

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Not only was she much younger, Lady Sun was described as having a strong personality, good at swordplay and archery, and had the same spirit as her two older brothers, Sun Ce and Sun Quan. Because Lady Sun had such a personality, after marrying Liu Bei, she often had conflicts with the other ladies.

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Later, Lady Sun was taken to a separate stronghold by Liu Bei. This shows that their marriage was not as happy as many other couples, so they did not have any children together. The photo in the article is for illustration purposes only.