Cao Chun

Cao Chun
曹純
Consultant (議郎)
(under Cao Cao)
In office
? (?)–? (?)
MonarchEmperor Xian of Han
Military Adviser to the Minister of Works
(參司空軍事)
(under Cao Cao)
In office
? (?)–? (?)
MonarchEmperor Xian of Han
Personal details
BornUnknown[1]
Died210[2]
ChildrenCao Yan
Parent
  • Cao Chi (father)
RelativesCao Ren (brother)
Cao Cao (cousin)
OccupationMilitary Officer
Courtesy nameZihe (子和)
Posthumous nameMarquis Wei (威侯)
PeerageMarquis of Gaoling Village
(高陵亭侯)
In this Chinese name, the family name is Cao.

Cao Chun (died 210), courtesy name Zihe,[3] was a military officer serving under the warlord Cao Cao during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. He was a younger second cousin of Cao Cao, and is best known for leading the "Tiger and Leopard Cavalry" (虎豹騎), an elite mounted unit, in several battles against Cao Cao's rivals, including Yuan Tan, Tadun and Liu Bei. His elder brother, Cao Ren, also served as a military officer under Cao Cao.

  1. ^ While Cao Chun's birth year was not recorded, he was younger than Cao Ren, who was born in 168.
  2. ^ de Crespigny (2007), p. 40.
  3. ^ (英雄記曰：純字子和。) Yingxiong Ji annotation in Sanguozhi vol. 9.