According to Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the Two Qiaos, daughters of Qiao Xuan, were known as two of the great beauties of ancient China. Their names are not recorded, so they are referred to simply as Dà Qiáo (simplified Chinese: 大乔; traditional Chinese: 大喬) and Xiǎo Qiáo (simplified Chinese: 小乔; traditional Chinese: 小喬), literally "the elder Qiao" and "the younger Qiao".
The elder Qiao sister was married to Sun Ce, the lord of Wu; while Xiao Qiao was married to Zhou Yu. Sun Ce has two recorded children - A daughter whom was married to Lu Xun, and a posthumous son Sun Shao. It is not known if Da Qiao gave birth to either child.
In the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the two Qiaos were one of the major causes of the Battle of Red Cliffs. Zhuge Liang manipulated Zhou Yu under the guise of advising him of Cao Cao's plot to obtain the Qiao sisters for himself. Enraged, Zhou Yu plotted with Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong to attack Cao Cao.
