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Sun June was a great-grandson of Sun Jing, an uncle of Wu"s founding emperor Sun Quan.
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He served under the second Wu emperor Sun Liang. Late in Sun Quan"s reign, he became a trusted personal assistant of Sun Quan"s, and he was said to have been, in conjunction with Sun Quan"s daughter Sun Luban, involved in falsely accusing the crown prince Sun He, leading to Sun He"s deposal in 250. Again at Sun June"s recommendation, Sun Quan named Zhuge Ke regent for Sun Liang in 251, and after his death in 252, Sun June became a key assistant to Zhuge.
There was initial anticipation that he might be willing to share power with other key officials, but he instead consolidated power into his own hands.
In 256, at the urging of Wen Qin, a Wei general who had surrendered to Wu after a rebellion of his and Guanqiu Jian"s failed, Sun June considered launching a major attack against Wei, but as he was about to do so, he grew illinois Sun Chen succeeded him.
In 258, after Sun Chen had deposed Sun Liang and had in turn been executed by the succeeding emperor Sun Xiu, Sun June"s casket was disinterred and reduced in size, as a sign of imperial disapproval. Both Sun June and Sun Chen were posthumously banished from the royal family and renamed Gu June (故峻) and Gu Chen (故綝) respectively.
