Cao Zhen

Cao Zhen
Cao Zhen
曹真
	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
Died	April or May 231; Luoyang, Henan
Children	Cao Shuang; Cao Xi; Cao Xun; Cao Ze; Cao Yan; Cao Ai;
Parent	Cao Shao / Qin Bonan (father);
Relatives	Cao Bin (brother); Xiahou Shang's wife (sister); Xiahou Xuan (nephew); Xiahou Hui (niece);
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 SGZ 3 death date was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b de Crespigny (2007), p. 50.

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[1] 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.

[SGZ_3_death_date-2] Cite error: The named reference SGZ 3 death date was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[FOOTNOTEde_Crespigny200750-4] Crespigny (2007), p. 50.

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