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Encyclopedia > Cao Xiong
Names
Simplified Chinese: 曹熊
Traditional Chinese: 曹熊
Pinyin: Cáo Xióng
Wade-Giles: Ts'ao Hsiung
Zi: Unknown

Cao Xiong was the son of the powerful warlord Cao Cao, and lived during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period. He died young, but the cause is undocumented in historical records. (According to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, an historical novel by Luo Guanzhong, Cao Xiong hanged himself when he heard that his elder brother Cao Pi, who succeeded Cao Cao, was going to punish him for failing to turn up for their father's funeral.) A Chinese name is written with the surname first and the given name second. ... Simplified Chinese characters (Simplified Chinese: 简体字; Traditional Chinese: 簡體字; pinyin: jiǎntǐzì; also called 简化字/簡化字, jiǎnhuàzì) are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Pinyin (拼音, pīnyīn) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to Hànyǔ Pīnyīn (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration to roman script) for Standard Mandarin used in the... Wade-Giles, sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration) system for the Chinese language based on Mandarin. ... A Chinese courtesy name, sometimes also known as a style name, was a pseudonym that was used in place of a given name by educated Chinese up until the 20th century. ... German Emperors bore the title of Warlord (German: Kriegsherr), sometimes as a formal label of honour, sometimes in grim earnest. ... Cáo Cāo (曹操, pronounced Tsao Tsao) (155-220), courtesy name Mèngdé (孟德), was the self-appointed Imperial Secretarist of the Han Dynasty and the de facto ruler of Northern China (as the Kingdom of Wei) during the beginning of the period of Three Kingdoms. ... The Han Dynasty (Traditional Chinese characters: 漢朝, Simplified Chinese characters: 汉朝, pinyin Hàncháo 202 BC - AD 220) followed the Qin Dynasty and preceded the Three Kingdoms in China. ... The Three Kingdoms period (Traditional Chinese characters: 三國, Simplified Chinese characters: 三国, pinyin Sānguó) is a period in the History of China. ... Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Simplified Chinese: 三国演义; Traditional Chinese: 三國演義, Pinyin: sān guó yǎn yì), written by Luo Guanzhong in the 14th century, is a Chinese historical novel about the turbulent period often referred to as the Three Kingdoms (220-280). ... Luo Guanzhong (羅貫中) was a 14th century Chinese author attributed with writing Romance of the Three Kingdoms and editing Outlaws of the Marsh, two of the most revered adventure epics in Chinese literature. ... Cáo Pī (曹丕), the second son of the Chinese politician and poet Cao Cao, was the first emperor and the real founder of the Kingdom of Wei (see Three Kingdoms). ...


In 234, Cao Xiong was posthumously given the title of King Huai of Xiao (萧怀王), and his son Cao Bing (曹炳) inherited his titles. Events Births Emperor Wu of Jin China (approximate date) Deaths Zhuge Liang of the Shu Kingdom in China, dies on the Wu Zhang Plains in a battle against the Kingdom of Wei Emperor Xian of Han China, last emperor of the Han Dynasty Categories: 234 ...


Immediate family

For a complete list of Cao Zhi's brothers, see Cao Cao. Cáo Cāo (曹操, pronounced Tsao Tsao) (155-220), courtesy name Mèngdé (孟德), was the self-appointed Imperial Secretarist of the Han Dynasty and the de facto ruler of Northern China (as the Kingdom of Wei) during the beginning of the period of Three Kingdoms. ... Cáo Pī (曹丕), the second son of the Chinese politician and poet Cao Cao, was the first emperor and the real founder of the Kingdom of Wei (see Three Kingdoms). ... Cao Zhang (曹彰; styled Ziwen 子文) was a son of Cao Cao and a general of the Wei during the Three Kingdoms period in China. ... Cao Zhi (192 – 232) was a Chinese poet during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period. ... Cao Ang (175 – 197) was the eldest son of the powerful warlord Cao Cao during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period. ... Cao Chong 曹沖 (styled Cangshu 倉舒, 196-208) was a son of the great third century Chinese warlord Cao Cao. ... Cáo Cāo (曹操, pronounced Tsao Tsao) (155-220), courtesy name Mèngdé (孟德), was the self-appointed Imperial Secretarist of the Han Dynasty and the de facto ruler of Northern China (as the Kingdom of Wei) during the beginning of the period of Three Kingdoms. ...


References

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  Results from FactBites:
 
Cao Cao Biography (466 words)
Cao Cao (曹操, pronounced "Tsao Tsao") (155-220) was the self-appointed Imperial Secretarist of the Han Dynasty and the de facto ruler of Northern China (as the Kingdom of Wei) during the beginning of the period of Three Kingdoms.
Cao Zhi was regarded as the greatest poet of the age.
The historical Cao Cao was the son of a court official of the Han Dynasty.
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