Cao Cao (155 – 220), whose name is also often transliterated and should be correctly pronounced as Ts'ao Ts'ao, was a regional warlord and the last Chancellor of Eastern Han Dynasty who rose to great power during the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty in ancient China. As one of the central figures of the Three Kingdoms period, he laid down foundations for what was to become Cao Wei and was posthumously titled Emperor Wu of Wei (魏武帝). Although generally characterized as a cruel and suspicious character in the ...

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• Cao Cao - Early life
• Cao Cao - Alliance against Dong Zhuo
• Cao Cao - The three kingdoms
• Cao Cao - Major battles
• Cao Cao - Battle of Yanzhou
• Cao Cao - Battle of Guandu
• Cao Cao - Battle of Red Cliffs
• Cao Cao - Other contributions
• Cao Cao - Agriculture and education
• Cao Cao - Poetry
• Cao Cao - Cao Cao in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• Cao Cao - Escape from Dong Zhuo
• Cao Cao - Escape through Huarong Trail
• Cao Cao - Death of Cao Cao and Hua Tuo
• Cao Cao - Cao Cao in opera
• Cao Cao - The Cao clan
• Cao Cao - Direct male descendants
• Cao Cao - Extended family
• Cao Cao - Reference

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Cao Cao - Early life. Cao Cao was born in the county of Qiao (譙, present day Bozhou, Anhui) in 155. His father Cao Song (曹嵩) was a foster son of Cao Teng (曹騰), who in turn was one of the favorite eunuchs of Emperor Huan. Some historical records, including Biography of Cao Man, claim that Cao Song was originally surnamed Xiahou (thus making Cao Cao a cousin of Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan, two ...

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Cao Cao - Early life. Cao Cao was born in the county of Qiao (譙, present day Bozhou, Anhui) in 155. His father Cao Song (曹嵩) was a foster son of Cao Teng (曹騰), who in turn was one of the favorite eunuchs of Emperor Huan. Some historical records, including Biography of Cao Man, claim that Cao Song was originally surnamed Xiahou (thus making Cao Cao a cousin of Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan, two of his most prominent generals). In Romance of the Three Kingdoms , it states that Cao Cao's father was origianlly a Xiahou and ...

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The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a historical novel by Luo Guanzhong, was a romanticization of the events that occurred during the Three Kingdoms period. While staying true to history most of the time, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms inevitably gave Cao Cao a certain degree of dramatic make-up, in such a tone so as to suggest him as a cruel and suspicious character. On several occasions, Luo Guanzhong even made up fictional or semi-fictional events involving Cao Cao. These in ...

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Cao Cao - Battle of Yanzhou. In 193, China fell into a state of full-fledged civil war. Meanwhile, remnants of the Yellow Turban rebels still plagued the country. A wandering throng of the rebels from the Qingzhou (青州) numbering a million invaded the Yanzhou (兗州). Bao Xin (鮑信), a subject of Yanzhou governor Liu Dai (劉岱), advised the latter to fortify the city and wait for the enemies to disperse. Liu Dai refus ...

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Cao Cao - Agriculture and education. While waging military campaigns against his enemies, Cao Cao did not forget the basis of society – agriculture and education. In 194, a locust plague caused a major famine across China. According to the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, the people ate each other out of desperation. Without food, many armies were defeated even without fighting. From this experience, Cao Cao saw the importance of an ample food supply in building a strong military. He began a serie ...

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Cao Cao - Direct male descendants. Cao Pi (曹丕)¹ Cao Rui (曹睿) Cao Fang (曹芳) Cao Mao (曹髦) Cao Huan (曹奂) Cao Zhang (曹彰) Cao Kai (曹楷) Cao Zhi (曹植) Cao Zhi (曹志) Cao Xiong (曹熊) ...

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