Qin and Han · Statesman

Cao Shen 曹

Cao

Attested BC 206 - BC 190

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Cao Shen was a statesman.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 206 to BC 190 漢有蕭、曹之佐
Strongly inferred · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 164

Places and affiliations

Polity Han 漢 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 164

References in the histories

Records of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 61Volume 61: Book of Wu 16: Biographies of Pan Jun and Lu Kai · 1 passage

臣聞宰相國之柱也，不可不強，是故漢有蕭、曹之佐，先帝有顧、步之相。 The chancellor is a state's pillar and must be strong: Han had Xiao He and Cao Shen; our late emperor relied on Gu Yong and Bu Zhi.