Cao Zhen | |
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 A Qing dynasty illustration of Cao Zhen | |
| Grand Marshal (大司馬) | |
| In office 16 March 230 – April or May 231 | |
| Monarch | Cao Rui |
| General-in-Chief (大將軍) | |
| In office January or February 227 – 16 March 230 | |
| Monarch | Cao Rui |
| Succeeded by | Sima Yi |
| Senior General of the Central Army (中軍大將軍) | |
| In office 222 – January or February 227 | |
| Monarch | Cao Pi |
| Senior General of the Upper Army (上軍大將軍) | |
| In office 222 | |
| Monarch | Cao Pi |
| General Who Guards the West (鎮西將軍) | |
| In office 220–222 | |
| Monarch | Cao Pi |
| Army Protector Who Attacks Shu (征蜀護軍) | |
| In office 219–220 | |
| Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
| Chancellor | Cao Cao |
| Commandant of the Central Army (中領軍) | |
| In office 218–219 | |
| Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
| Chancellor | Cao Cao |
| Central Resolute General (中堅將軍) | |
| In office 217–218 | |
| Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
| Chancellor | Cao Cao |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown[1] |
| Died | April or May 231[a][3] Luoyang, Henan |
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| Occupation | General |
| Courtesy name | Zidan (子丹) |
| Posthumous name | Marquis Yuan (元侯) |
| Peerage | Marquis of Shaoling (邵陵侯) |
Cao Zhen (died April or May 231),[a] courtesy name Zidan, was a military general of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He was an adopted son of Cao Cao, a warlord who rose to power in the late Eastern Han dynasty and laid the foundation for Wei. After Cao Cao's death and the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, Cao Zhen served under Cao Pi and Cao Rui, the first two emperors of Wei. He is best known for leading a successful defence of Wei from the first two of a series of invasions by Wei's rival state, Shu Han, between 228 and 229.[3]
- ^ Although Cao Zhen's age when he died was not recorded, depending on the account of his origins, he was a child in 191 (Weishu) or 195 (Weilüe). Thus, his birth year is likely to be in the 180s or early 190s.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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