His father Sun Jian was killed when Sun Ce was only a young man (18). Despite this Sun Ce still was very successful. He served Yuan Shu for 2 years before borrowing troops and invading YangZhou. He captured many key cities such as Lu Jiang, Wu Jun, and Hui Ji. One minor city he captured was Mo Ling. His brother Sun Quan would build the city up into Jian Ye, his capitol.
Sun Ce married Da Qiao while his friend Zhou Yu married her sister Xiao Qiao. He was father to two children. Sun Shao and a daugher only known as Lady Sun. His daugher would be married to Lu Yi
Sun Ce was killed by the son and retainers of Xu Gong, the former general in charge of Wu Jun who Sun Ce had killed in his invasion. He was suceded by his brother Sun Quan.