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Book cover of She Who Became the Sun
She Who Became the SunShelley Parker-ChanThe Radiant Emperor, book 1

Characters in She Who Became the Sun

5 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Zhu Chongba

Supporting characters

  • Esen

    A Mongol prince, son of the lord Ouyang serves, and Ouyang's closest friend.

  • Ma Xiuying

    The daughter of a rebel warlord, whose life becomes entwined with Zhu's.

  • Zhang Shide

    A rival general of the powerful Zhang merchant family who also holds the Mandate of Heaven, making him a contender for power as the Yuan dynasty fractures.