Wei Miao was a military general of Eastern Wu

Eastern Wu

Eastern Wu, also known as Sun Wu, was one the three states competing for control of China during the Three Kingdoms period after the fall of the Han Dynasty. It was based in the Jiangnan region of China...

 during the Three Kingdoms

Three Kingdoms

The Three Kingdoms period was a period in Chinese history, part of an era of disunity called the "Six Dynasties" following immediately the loss of de facto power of the Han Dynasty rulers. In a strict academic sense it refers to the period between the foundation of the state of Wei in 220 and the...

 period of Chinese history

History of China

Chinese civilization originated in various regional centers along both the Yellow River and the Yangtze River valleys in the Neolithic era, but the Yellow River is said to be the Cradle of Chinese Civilization. With thousands of years of continuous history, China is one of the world's oldest...

. Through the orders of emperor Sun Xiu, Wei Miao cooperated with the general Ding Feng in the capturing of the entire family of the regent Sun Lin

Sun Lin

Sun Lin , style name Zitong , was a regent of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He ruled as regent during the reigns of the emperors Sun Liang and Sun Xiu. His conflict with Sun Liang eventually led him to depose the emperor in favor of Sun Xiu...

 in 258. This was because Sun Lin was about to rebel against Wu, which he initially did. At one time Sun Lin was asked to join in a certain banquet that was held by Sun Xiu. Sun Lin consented to this banquet even though of course it ran a grand risk. During the banquet the guards appeared at the unexpected moment and captured Sun Lin, in which he begged for his life. However, he was not spared of this and was killed along with all of his family.

See also

• List of people of the Three Kingdoms