Cao Fang

Cao Fang
Cao Fang
Chinese	曹芳
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Cáo Fāng
Wade–Giles	Ts'ao2 Fang1

Names
	Family name: Cao (曹) ; Given name: Fang (芳) ; Courtesy name: Lanqing (蘭卿)
Era dates
	Zhengshi (正始): 240–249; Jiaping (嘉平): 249–254;
Posthumous name
	Duke Li of Shaoling (邵陵厲公)

Cao Fang
曹芳
Cao Fang; 曹芳
Emperor of Cao Wei
Reign	22 January 239 – 17 October 254
Predecessor	Cao Rui
Successor	Cao Mao
Regent	Cao Shuang; Sima Yi; Sima Shi
Crown Prince of Cao Wei
Tenure	22 January 239
Predecessor	Cao Rui
Prince of Qi (齊王); (1st Tenure)
Tenure	23 September 235 – 22 January 239
Prince of Qi (齊王); (2nd Tenure)
Tenure	17 October 254 – February 266
Successor	Sima You
Duke of Shaoling (邵陵公)
Tenure	4 February 266 – 274
Born	232
Died	274
Consorts	Empress Huai; Empress Zhang; Empress Wang
Names
Names
	Family name: Cao (曹) ; Given name: Fang (芳) ; Courtesy name: Lanqing (蘭卿)
Era dates
	Zhengshi (正始): 240–249; Jiaping (嘉平): 249–254;
Posthumous name
	Duke Li of Shaoling (邵陵厲公)
House	House of Cao
Father	Cao Kai, Prince of Rencheng

Cao Fang (pronunciation^ⓘ) (232–274^[2]), courtesy name Lanqing, was the third emperor of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. He was an adopted son of Cao Rui, the second ruler of Wei. Cao Fang ruled from January 239 to October 254 as a nominal emperor before he was deposed by the regent Sima Shi, after which he became known as the "Prince of Qi". After the fall of Wei in February 266, Cao Fang was conferred the title of "Duke of Shaoling" by Emperor Wu of the Jin dynasty. When he died in 274, he was granted the posthumous name "Li", so his full posthumous title became "Duke Li of Shaoling".^[3]

^ According to the Sanguozhi, Cao Fang was made crown prince on the same day as his coronation as emperor after Cao Rui's death.
^ According to the Wei Shi Pu, Cao Fang was 43 (by East Asian reckoning) when he died in the 10th year of the Taishi era during the reign of Emperor Wu of Jin. By calculation, his birth year should be 232. (年四十三，泰始十年薨) Wei Shi Pu annotation in Sanguozhi, vol. 04. The year corresponds to 25 Jan 274 to 12 Feb 275 in the Julian calendar.
^ (晋受禅，封齐王为邵陵县公...泰始十年薨，謚曰厲公) Wei Shi Pu annotation in Sanguozhi, vol. 04.

[1] According to the Sanguozhi, Cao Fang was made crown prince on the same day as his coronation as emperor after Cao Rui's death.

[2] According to the Wei Shi Pu, Cao Fang was 43 (by East Asian reckoning) when he died in the 10th year of the Taishi era during the reign of Emperor Wu of Jin. By calculation, his birth year should be 232. (年四十三，泰始十年薨) Wei Shi Pu annotation in Sanguozhi, vol. 04. The year corresponds to 25 Jan 274 to 12 Feb 275 in the Julian calendar.

[3] (晋受禅，封齐王为邵陵县公...泰始十年薨，謚曰厲公) Wei Shi Pu annotation in Sanguozhi, vol. 04.

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