Cao Xiong

Cao Xiong
曹熊
BornUnknown[1]
DiedUnknown[2]
IssueCao Bing
Posthumous name
Prince Huai (懷王)
HouseHouse of Cao
FatherCao Cao
MotherEmpress Wuxuan
In this Chinese name, the family name is Cao.

Cao Xiong (fl.200s - 210s) was a son of Cao Cao, a warlord who rose to power towards the end of the Han dynasty and laid the foundation of the state of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms period of China. Not much was recorded in history about Cao Xiong, except that he died at a relatively young age.[3] His mother was Lady Bian, who also bore Cao Cao another three sons – Cao Pi, Cao Zhang and Cao Zhi. Cao Xiong was the youngest of the four.[4]

In 221, after Cao Pi ended the Han dynasty and established Wei, he granted Cao Xiong the posthumous title "Duke Huai of Xiao" (蕭懷公). In 229, during the reign of Cao Pi's son Cao Rui, Cao Xiong was posthumously elevated to the status of a prince, so his posthumous title became "Prince Huai of Xiao" (蕭懷王).[5]

  1. ^ As Cao Xiong was younger than his brother Cao Zhi, his birth year should be after 192.
  2. ^ Cao Xiong had already passed away by 221 (2nd year of the Huang'chu era).
  3. ^ (蕭懷王熊，早薨。) Sanguozhi vol. 19.
  4. ^ (武皇帝二十五男：卞皇后生文皇帝、任城威王彰、陳思王植、蕭懷王熊， ...) Sanguozhi vol. 20.
  5. ^ (黃初二年追封謚蕭懷公。太和三年，又追封爵為王。) Sanguozhi vol. 19.