Three Kingdoms "EASTERN WU" Character Art T-Shirt

"Eastern Wu" (東吳) was one of the three major states that competed for supremacy over China in the Three Kingdoms period, based in the Jiangnan (Yangtze River Delta) region, which was also historically known as "Wu". It previously existed from 220 - 222 as a vassal kingdom nominally under Wei, its rival state, but declared independence from Wei and became a sovereign state in 222. It became an empire in 229 after its founding ruler, Sun Quan, declared himself emperor. Below the kanji is drawings of Sun Ce (孫策, center), Sun Jian (孫堅, right) and Zhou Yu (周瑜, left).