Cao Hua
| Cao Hua Tào hoa | |
|---|---|
| Guiren ( quý nhân ) | |
| House | House of Cao |
| Dynasty | Han Dynasty |
| Father | Cao Cao |
| Mother | Empress Dowager Bian |
Cao Hua( tào hoa ) was a Chinese noble woman member of the aristocratCao familyduring theThree Kingdomsperiod at the end of theHan dynasty,She was the daughter of the warlordCao Cao,the King ofCao Wei,andLady Bian.She was a noble consort ofEmperor Xian.Initially, her title wasFuren(Phu nhân); in 214, her title upgraded toGuiren(Quý nhân)
Life
[edit]Cao Hua was elected to serve Emperor Xian of Han in 213 along with her two elder sisters,Cao JieandCao Xian.The three sisters entered the imperial court as consorts of Emperor Xian, in an attempt by Cao Cao to control the emperor. Cao Hua was young at the time, so she entered the imperial court later than the other two sisters. In 215, afterEmpress Fu Shouwas assassinated for plotting against Cao Cao,[1]he forced Emperor Xian to make Cao Jie an empress.[2][3]
There are no records of Cao Hua's life as Emperor Xian's consort, but her sister Cao Jie, who became empress, resisted the coup d'état orchestrated by her half-brother,Cao Pi.The coup d'état resulted in the downfall of Emperor Xian and the eventual fall of the Han dynasty in favor of stabilization of the Cao Wei state. After the fall of the Han dynasty, Emperor Xian was demoted to a duke and Cao Jie to a duchess.
Cao Hua's fate after the fall of the Han Dynasty is unknown.
Family
[edit]Parents
[edit]- Cao Cao( Tào Tháo ), courtesy name Mengde ( Mạnh đức ), was a renowned military tactician, politician, and poet of the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He played a pivotal role in establishing and leading to the formation Cao Wei Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms era.
- Lady Bian( biện thị ), was the wife of Cao Cao, after her son, Cao Pi, became emperor, she was given the title of Empress Dowager.
Brothers
[edit]- Cao Pi( Tào Phi ), courtesy name Zihuan ( tử Hoàn ), was the first Emperor of the Cao Wei dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period.
- Cao Zhang( tào chương ), courtesy name Ziwu ( tử văn ), was the second son of Cao Cao and Lady Bian and the brother of Emperor Cao Pi. He was married to the daughter of Sun Ben.
- Cao Zhi( Tào Thực ), courtesy name Zi gian ( tử kiến ), was known as Chen Wang ( Trần Vương ) and was a prominent figure in later generations' literature.
- Cao Xiong( tào hùng ), courtesy name Zilie ( tử liệt ), was the fourth son of Cao Cao and Lady Bian and the younger brother of Emperor Cao Pi, Cao Zhang, and Cao Zhi.
- Cao Ang( tào ngẩng ), courtesy name Zixiu ( tử tu ), was the eldest son of Cao Cao and was raised by Lady Ding after the early death of his birth mother.
- Cao Shuo( tào thước)
- Cao Chong( Tào Xung ), courtesy name Cangshu ( thương thư ), was born to Cao Cao and Lady Huan.
- Cao Ju( tào tuấn )
- Cao Yu( tào vũ ), courtesy name Pengzu ( Bành Tổ ), was the father of Wei Emperor Cao Huang.
- Cao Lin( tào lâm ), whose courtesy name is unspecified, was born to Cao Cao and Lady Du and was given the title Prince of Pei.
- Cao Gun( tào cổn ), whose courtesy name is unspecified, was born to Cao Cao and Lady Du and was titled the Prince of Zhongshan.
- Cao Xuan( tào huyền)
- Cao Jun( tào tuấn ), courtesy name Zian ( tử an ).
- Cao Ju( tào củ )
- Cao Gan( tào làm )
- Cao Shang ( tào thượng )
- Cao Biao( tào bưu ), courtesy name Zhuhu ( chu hổ ).
- Cao Qin ( tào cần )
- Cao Cheng ( tào thừa )
- Cao Zheng ( tào chỉnh )
- Cao Jing ( tào kinh )
- Cao Jun( tào đều )
- Cao Ji ( tào gai )
- Cao Hui( tào huy )
- Cao Mao( tào mậu )
Sisters
[edit]- Princess Qinghe( thanh hà công chúa ), whose name is unspecified, the eldest child of Cao Cao, was the wife ofXiahou Mao.
- Cao Xian( tào hiến ), who became a Imperial consort duringEmperor Xian's reign.
- Cao Jie( tào tiết ), the second empress of Emperor Xian of Han.
- Princess Jinxiang( Kim Hương công chúa ), whose name is unspecified, was the wife of He Yan.
- Princess Anyang( an dương công chúa ), whose name is unspecified, was married to Xun Yun.
- Princess Linfen( lâm phần công chúa )
References
[edit]- ^According to Liu Xie's biography inBook of the Later Han,Empress Fu was executed on thedingmaoday of the 11thmonthofJian'an19. This corresponds to 8 Jan 215 in the proleptic Gregorian calendar. [( Kiến An mười chín năm ) tháng 11 Đinh Mão, Tào Tháo sát Hoàng Hậu phục thị...]Houhanshu,vol. 09
- ^《 Hậu Hán Thư · cuốn mười hạ · Hoàng Hậu kỷ đệ thập hạ 》.
Kiến An 18 năm, thao tiến tam nữ hiến, tiết, hoa vi phu nhân, sính lấy thúc bạch huyền huân năm vạn thất, tiểu giả đãi năm với quốc. Mười chín năm, cũng bái vì quý nhân. Cập phục Hoàng Hậu bị thí, sang năm, lập tiết vì Hoàng Hậu.
- ^According to Liu Xie's biography inBook of the Later Han,Lady Cao was made empress on thejiaziday of the 1stmonthofJian'an20. This corresponds to 6 Mar 215 in the proleptic Gregorian calendar. [( Kiến An ) 20 năm xuân tháng giêng giáp, lập quý nhân Tào thị vì Hoàng Hậu ]Houhanshu,vol. 09
Sources
[edit]- Chen, Shou(3rd century).Records of the Three Kingdoms(Sanguozhi). Book of Wei, Biography of Emperor Wu "
- Fan, Ye(5th century).Book of the Later Han(Houhanshu).
- "Book of the Later Han:Record of Empresses, Volume II "