Cao Ren | |
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| 曹仁 | |
 A Qing dynasty illustration of Cao Ren | |
| Grand Marshal (大司馬) | |
| In office 14 December 221 – 6 May 223 | |
| Monarch | Cao Pi |
| General-in-Chief (大將軍) | |
| In office May / June – 14 December 221 | |
| Monarch | Cao Pi |
| General of Chariots and Cavalry (車騎將軍) | |
| In office 220 – May / June 221 | |
| Monarch | Cao Pi |
| General Who Attacks the South (征南將軍) | |
| In office c. 210s–220 | |
| Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
| Chancellor | Cao Cao |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 168[a] |
| Died | 6 May 223 (aged 55)[a] |
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| Relatives | |
| Occupation | General |
| Courtesy name | Zixiao (子孝) |
| Posthumous name | Marquis Zhong (忠侯) |
| Peerage | Marquis of Chen (陳侯) |
Cao Ren () (168 – 6 May 223),[a][4] courtesy name Zixiao, was a military general serving during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China under the warlord Cao Cao, who was also his older second cousin.[5] He continued serving in the state of Cao Wei – founded by Cao Cao's son and successor, Cao Pi – during the Three Kingdoms period. He played a significant part in assisting Cao Cao in the civil wars leading to the end of the Han dynasty. He was appointed as the Grand Marshal (大司馬) when Cao Pi ascended the throne, and was also credited by the latter for the establishment of Wei. However, Cao Ren was also once derided as a mediocre commander by Zhu Huan, a general from Wei's rival state Eastern Wu.[6]
- ^ (黃初四年薨， ...) Sanguozhi vol. 9.
- ^ ([黃初四年三月]丁未，大司馬曹仁薨。) Sanguozhi vol. 2.
- ^ (魏書曰：仁時年五十六。) Wei Shu annotation in Sanguozhi vol. 9.
- ^ de Crespigny (2007), p. 46.
- ^ (曹仁字子孝，太祖從弟也。) Sanguozhi vol. 9.
- ^ (... 桓喻之曰：「凡兩軍交對，勝負在將，不在衆寡。諸君聞曹仁用兵行師，孰與桓邪？兵法所以稱客倍而主人半者，謂俱在平原，無城池之守，又謂士衆勇怯齊等故耳。今人旣非智勇，加其士卒甚怯，又千里步涉，人馬罷困，桓與諸軍，共據高城，南臨大江，北背山陵，以逸待勞，為主制客，此百戰百勝之勢也。雖曹丕自來，尚不足憂，況仁等邪！」) Sanguozhi vol. 56.
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