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Cao Cao
Sign in to saveAlso known as Tsao Tsao, Cho Cho, Mengde, Cao Mengde, Tsao Meng-te, Meng-te, Ts'ao Ts'ao, Ts'ao Meng-te
Chinese warlord and statesman (155–220)
Cao Cao was a powerful Chinese military leader and government official who lived during the late 2nd and early 3rd centuries, playing a crucial role in the turbulent period that ended the Han Dynasty. He is historically significant for his military conquests, administrative reforms, and cultural contributions, and remains an important figure in Chinese history and literature.
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Cao
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Cao Wei
- Place of death
- Luoyang
- Child
- Princess Qinghe
- Father
- Cao Song
- Occupation
- military leader
- Languages spoken
- Chinese
- Field of work
- poetry
- Conflict
- Yellow Turban Rebellion
- Military rank
- general
- Image
- Cao Cao scth.jpg
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- courtesy name
- 孟德
- Commons category
- Cao Cao
- date of birth
- 0155-03-18
- topic's main category
- Category:Cao Cao
- Commons gallery
- 曹操
- place of burial
- Cao Cao Mausoleum
- relative
- Qin Lang
- cause of death
- brain tumor
- manner of death
- natural causes
- described by source
- Taiping Yulan
- name in native language
- 曹孟德
- date of death
- 0220-03-15
- name in kana
- そう そう
- temple name
- 太祖
- posthumous name
- 武皇帝
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FatherCao Song MotherLady Ding
Cao Cao (pronunciation; [tsʰǎʊ tsʰáʊ]; Chinese: 曹操; c. 155 – 15 March 220 AD), courtesy name Mengde, was a Chinese statesman, warlord, and poet who rose to power during the end of the Han dynasty (c. 184–220 AD), ultimately taking effective control of the Han central government. He laid the foundation for the state of Cao Wei (220–265 AD), established by his son and successor Cao Pi, who ended the Eastern Han dynasty and inaugurated the Three Kingdoms period (220–280 AD). Beginning in his own lifetime, a corpus of legends developed around Cao Cao which built upon his talent, his cruelty, and his perceived eccentricities.
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