Cao Gan
Cao Gan / Cao Liang 曹幹 / 曹良 | |||||
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Prince of Zhao ( | |||||
Tenure | 232 – 14 September 261 | ||||
Prince of Julu (鉅鹿 | |||||
Tenure | 226–232 | ||||
Prince of Lecheng ( | |||||
Tenure | 224–226 | ||||
Prince of Hejian ( | |||||
Tenure | 222–224 | ||||
Duke of Yan ( | |||||
Tenure | 221–222 | ||||
Born | 214[a] | ||||
Died | [b] | 14 September 261 (aged 47)||||
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House | House of Cao | ||||
Father | Cao Cao | ||||
Mother | Lady Chen |
Cao Gan (214 – 14 September 261),[2][3] also known as Cao Liang,[c] was an imperial prince of the state of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms period of China.
Life
[edit]Cao Gan was a son of Cao Cao, a warlord who rose to prominence towards the end of the Han dynasty and laid the foundation for the Cao Wei state. His birth mother was Lady Chen (
In 215, Cao Gan was enfeoffed as the "Marquis of Gaoping Village" (
In 220, Cao Pi usurped the throne from Emperor Xian, ended the Han dynasty, and established the Cao Wei state with himself as the new emperor. A year later, he enfeoffed his half-brother Cao Gan as the Duke of Yan (
In 232, Cao Pi's successor, Cao Rui, changed Cao Gan's title to "Prince of Zhao" (
Throughout the later reign of Cao Rui to the reigns of the subsequent Wei emperors (Cao Fang and Cao Huan), the number of taxable households in Cao Gan's princedom increased until it reached 5,000.[11] Cao Gan died on 14 September 261 during the reign of Cao Huan, the last Wei emperor.[3]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ The Weilue mentioned that Cao Gan was five years old (by East Asian age reckoning) when Cao Cao died in 220,[1] so by this account, Cao Gan's birth year was 216. However, Pei Songzhi pointed out that Cao Gan was 20 years younger (by East Asian age reckoning) than Cao Biao.[2] Since Cao Biao was born in 195, Cao Gan must be born in 214. The 214 birth year makes more sense than the 216 birth year because, according to the Sanguozhi, Cao Gan was enfeoffed as a marquis in 215, thus he could not have been born in 216.
- ^ The Sanguozhi stated that Cao Gan died on the wuyin (
戊 寅 ) day of the 8th month in the 2nd year of the Jingyuan era (260-264) in Cao Huan's reign.[3] This date corresponds to 14 September 261 in the Gregorian calendar. - ^ The Weilue recorded his name as "Cao Liang" instead of "Cao Gan".[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b (
良 年 五歲而太祖疾困, ...) Weilue annotation in Sanguozhi vol. 20. - ^ a b (
臣 松 之 案 :此傳以母貴 賤為次 ,不 計 兄弟 之 年 ,故 楚 王 彪 年 雖大,傳 在 幹 後 。尋 朱 建 平 傳 ,知 彪 大 幹 二 十 歲 。) Pei Songzhi's annotation in Sanguozhi vol. 20. - ^ a b c ([
景元 二 年 ]八 月 戊 寅 ,趙 王 幹 薨。) Sanguozhi vol. 4. - ^ a b (
魏 略 曰:幹 一 名 良 。良 本 陳 妾 子 ,良 生 而陳氏 死 ,太 祖 令 王 夫人 養 之 。) Weilue annotation in Sanguozhi vol. 20. - ^ (
武 皇帝 二 十 五 男 : ...王 昭 儀 生 趙 王 幹 , ...) Sanguozhi vol. 20. - ^ (
趙 王 幹 ,建 安 二 十 年 封 高平 亭 侯 。二 十 二 年 ,徙封賴 亭 侯 。其年改 封 弘 農 侯 。) Sanguozhi vol. 20. - ^ (...
遺 令 語 太子 曰:「此兒三 歲 亡 母 ,五 歲 失 父 ,以累汝 也。」太子 由 是 親 待 ,隆 於諸弟 。良 年 小 ,常 呼 文 帝 為 阿 翁 ,帝 謂 良 曰:「我 ,汝 兄 耳 。」文 帝 又 愍其如是 ,每 為 流涕 。) Weilue annotation in Sanguozhi vol. 20. - ^ (
黃 初 二 年 ,進 爵,徙封燕 公 。) Sanguozhi vol. 20. - ^ (
三 年 ,為 河間 王 。五 年 ,改 封 樂 城 縣 。七 年 ,徙封鉅鹿。) Sanguozhi vol. 20. - ^ (
太 和 六 年 ,改 封 趙 王 。 ...青 龍 二 年 ,私通 賔客,為 有司 所 奏 ,賜 幹 璽書誡誨之 ,曰:「易 稱 『開國 承 家 ,小人 勿用』, ...稱 朕 意 焉。」) Sanguozhi vol. 20. - ^ (
景 初 、正 元 、景元 中 ,累增 邑,并前五 千 戶 。) Sanguozhi vol. 20.
- Chen, Shou (3rd century). Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi).
- Pei, Songzhi (5th century). Annotations to Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi zhu).