Overview
Cao Jie was an Eastern Han Eunuch.
PeriodQin and Han
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 168 to AD 179 AD 168-179Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 85, passage 13
- AD 168 事覺，節等捕之急Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 76, passage 84
- AD 168 五月日食Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 76, passage 44
- AD 168 八月Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 76, passages 53, 60
- AD 179 其冬Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 85, passage 251
- AD 136 to AD 141 商當權期間Directly stated · Book of Later Han 39, passage 124
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- AD 168 建宁元年九月辛亥Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 113, passage 175
- AD 171 建宁四年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 117, passages 90-91
- AD 168 to AD 189 曹節、侯覽Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 178, passage 110
- AD 167 to AD 168 桓帝至灵帝初Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 76, passage 25
- AD 173 熹平二年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 119, passage 180
- AD 178 熹平二年后六年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 113, passage 92
- AD 175 熹平四年六月Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 117, passages 178-179
Key source chapters
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 76 Volume 69: Biographies of Dou, He 7 passages
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 85 Volume 77: Biographies of Cruel Officials 7 passages
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 113 Volume 102: Astronomy Part Three 2 passages
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 117 Volume 106: Five Elements Part Four 2 passages
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 39 Volume 34: Biography of Liang Tong 1 passage
Career and standing
- Junior Yellow Gates 小黃門HeldDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 39, passage 124
- Regular Attendant 中常侍HeldDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 85, passage 220; Book of Later Han 113, passages 92, 175
- regular palace attendant 中常侍HeldDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 76, passage 25
- HeldMonopolized powerDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 119, passage 180
Places and affiliations
- Later Han 後漢Relation Active inDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 113, passage 175
- Polity Eastern Han 东汉 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Later Han 85, passage 251
- Polity Eastern Han 東漢 · Relation Lived underStrongly inferred · Book of Later Han 76, passage 84
- Polity Eastern Han 東漢 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Later Han 39, passage 124; Book of Later Han 76, passages 25, 44
- Polity Eastern Han 東漢 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 85, passage 13; New Book of Tang 178, passage 110
Works and attributed material
- Told the emperor Yang Qiu was cruel, reckless, and unfit to remain Colonel Director of Retainers.Accusation · Speaker · With Yang Qiu (阳球), Emperor Ling (靈帝) · Mode direct-quotation Speaker Cao Jie (曹節)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 85, passages 241-242
- Eunuchs might devour one another, but should not leave their remains for dogs; he urged the attendants to enter the palace together.Directly stated · Book of Later Han 85, passages 239-240
- Speech · Speaker · With Emperor (帝) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 76, passage 60
Events and relationships
- Alluded as reborn threatDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 178, passage 110
- Forced immediate issuance of Yang Qiu's transfer while Yang was at the imperial tombsDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 85, passage 244
- Forged edict and killedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 113, passage 175
- HuntedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 76, passage 84
- Secured emperor and gatesDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 76, passages 60-62
- SlanderedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 85, passage 251
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- SlanderedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 113, passage 92
- Relation Ally of · Person Wang Fu (王甫)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 76, passages 53, 60, 63
- Relation Ally of · Person Zhang Rang (張讓)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 85, passage 251
- Relation Associate of · Person Hou Lan (侯覽)Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 178, passage 110
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment abused power and stirred intrigue inside and outside court · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 85, passage 220
- Assessment manipulated state power since former emperor · Mode quotation Speaker Chen Fan (陳蕃)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 76, passage 25
Source notes
- Historicity historical
References in the histories
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