Cao Pi - Marriage and succession issues

Cáo Pī (曹丕, 187 - 226), formally Emperor Wen of (Cao) Wei (曹魏文帝), courtesy name Zihuan (子桓), was born in Qiao County, Pei Commandery (modern Bozhou, Anhui). He was the second son of the Chinese politician and poet Cao Cao and was the first emperor and the real founder of Cao Wei (also known as "Kingdom of Wei") (see Three Kingdoms). Cao Pi, like his father, was a poet. The first Chinese poem using seven syllables per line (七言詩) was the poem 燕歌行 by Cao Pi. He also wrote ...

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• Cao Pi - Family background and early career
• Cao Pi - Events of 220: inheritance of his father's position and seizure of the imperial throne
• Cao Pi - As emperor of Cao Wei
• Cao Pi - Failure to take advantage of the conflict between Liu Bei and Sun Quan
• Cao Pi - Domestic matters
• Cao Pi - Marriage and succession issues
• Cao Pi - Era name
• Cao Pi - Personal information

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Cao Pi - Failure to take advantage of the conflict between Liu Bei and Sun Quan. After news of Cao Pi's ascension (and an accompanying false rumor that Cao had executed Emperor Xian) arrived in Liu Bei's domain of Yi Province (益州, modern Sichuan and Chongqing), Liu Bei declared himself emperor as well, establishing Shu Han. Sun Quan, who controlled the vast majority of modern southeastern and southern China, did not take any affirmative ste ...

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Cao Pi, Cao Pi - Family background and early career, Cao Pi - Events of 220: inheritance of his father's position and seizure of the imperial throne, Cao Pi - As emperor of Cao Wei, Cao Pi - Failure to take advantage of the conflict between Liu Bei and Sun Quan, Cao Pi - Domestic matters, Cao Pi - Marriage and succession issues, Cao Pi - Era name, Cao Pi - Personal information

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Cao Cao died in spring 220, while he was at Luoyang. Even though Cao Pi had been crown prince for several years, there was initially some confusion as to what would happen next. The apprehension was particularly heightened when, after Cao Cao's death, the Qing Province (青州, modern central and eastern Shandong) troops suddenly deserted, leaving Luoyang and returning home. Further, Cao Zhang, whom the troops were impressed by, quickly arrived in Luoyang, creating apprehension that he was intending to seize power from his brother. Cao Pi, h ...

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Cao Pi, Cao Pi - Family background and early career, Cao Pi - Events of 220: inheritance of his father's position and seizure of the imperial throne, Cao Pi - As emperor of Cao Wei, Cao Pi - Failure to take advantage of the conflict between Liu Bei and Sun Quan, Cao Pi - Domestic matters, Cao Pi - Marriage and succession issues, Cao Pi - Era name, Cao Pi - Personal information

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Cao Pi was born in 187, to Cao Cao and one of his favorite concubines, Lady Bian. At the time of Cao Pi's birth, Cao Cao was a mid-level officer in the imperial guards in the capital Luoyang, with no hint that he would go on to the great campaigns that he would eventually carry out after the collapse of the imperial government in 190. After 190, when Cao Cao was constantly waging war, it is not known where Cao Pi and his mother Lady Bian were, or what their activities were. The lone reference to Cao Pi during this period was in 204, when he ...

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Cao Pi, Cao Pi - Family background and early career, Cao Pi - Events of 220: inheritance of his father's position and seizure of the imperial throne, Cao Pi - As emperor of Cao Wei, Cao Pi - Failure to take advantage of the conflict between Liu Bei and Sun Quan, Cao Pi - Domestic matters, Cao Pi - Marriage and succession issues, Cao Pi - Era name, Cao Pi - Personal information

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