Cao Qin (曹欽) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Cao Qin as an aristocrat, military officer, and rebel. This record brings together 3 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Cao Qin	曹欽	Cao Qin
Personal name	Cao Qin	曹欽	Cao Qin

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · mingshi:012:s0008

Roles

Aristocrat
Military Officer
Rebel

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 天順五年秋七月庚子 · Western Year: AD 1461
Explicit event contextual date · mingshi:012:s0125, mingshi:012:s0135
Source Date: Text: 天順元年十二月壬辰 · Western Year: AD 1457
Explicit event contextual date · mingshi:012:s0001, mingshi:012:s0065
Source Date: Text: 天順元年春正月丙戌 · Western Year: AD 1457
Explicit event contextual date · mingshi:012:s0001, mingshi:012:s0008

Family

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Child of Cao Jixiang (曹吉祥)
Kinship Term: adopted heir / 嗣子 · Parentage: adoptive · Subject Role: adoptive father · Object Role: adopted son · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天順元年春正月丙戌 · Western Year: AD 1457
Kinship Term: adopted heir / 嗣子 · Parentage: adoptive · Subject Role: adopted son · Object Role: adoptive father · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天順元年春正月丙戌 · Western Year: AD 1457

Career and standing

Label: Vice Commissioner-in-chief / 都督同知 · Action: appointed · Reason: merit in the Gate-Seizing restoration · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天順元年春正月丙戌 · Western Year: AD 1457
Explicit · mingshi:012:s0008
Title: Baron of Zhaowu / 昭武伯 · Action: enfeoffed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天順元年十二月壬辰 · Western Year: AD 1457
Explicit · mingshi:012:s0065

Places and affiliations

Polity: Ming / 明 · Relation: served
Strongly inferred · mingshi:012:s0008, mingshi:012:s0065, mingshi:012:s0135

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Event: the Cao revolt / 曹欽之亂 · Role: leader · Action: rebelled with his adoptive father and was put down by Sun Tang · Other Person Ids: Cao Jixiang (曹吉祥), Sun Tang (孫鏜) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天順五年秋七月庚子 · Western Year: AD 1461
Explicit · mingshi:012:s0135

References in the histories

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History of Ming, Chapter 12Volume 12 Annals 12: Yingzong Later Records · 3 passages

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論奪門迎復功，封石亨忠國公，張軏太平侯，張輗文安伯，楊善興濟伯，曹吉祥嗣子欽都督同知。 Rewards were fixed for the Gate-Seizing restoration: Shi Heng became Duke of Loyal States; Zhang Yue, Marquis of Taiping; Zhang Ni, Baron of Wen'an; Yang Shan, Baron of Xingji; and Cao Jixiang's adopted son Qin was made vice commissioner-in-chief.

十二月壬辰，封曹欽昭武伯。 In the twelfth month, on renchen, Cao Qin was made Baron of Zhaowu.

秋七月庚子，總督京營太監曹吉祥及昭武伯曹欽反，左都御史寇深、恭順侯吳瑾被殺，懷寧伯孫鏜帥兵討平之。 In the seventh month of autumn, on gengzi, the metropolitan camp eunuch Cao Jixiang and Cao Qin, Baron of Zhaowu, rose in revolt; Kou Shen, left censor-in-chief, and Wu Jin, Marquis of Gongshun, were killed; Sun Tang, Baron of Huaining, led troops and crushed the rebels.