Overview
Cao Wenzhao was a general.
Life and dates
Death
- AD 1635 六月Suicide · Instrument sword 刀 · At Qiutou Town, Zhenning 真寧湫頭鎮Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 268, passage 133
Attested activity
- AD 1634 七年七月Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 268, passages 94-95
- AD 1635 五月五日Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 268, passages 112, 114
- AD 1635 八年三月Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 268, passages 104-105
- AD 1634 八月Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 268, passage 96
- AD 1635 六月Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 268, passages 120, 126, 133
- AD 1634 十一月Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 268, passages 98-100
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- AD 1635 四月Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 268, passages 106, 108-109
- AD 1633 to AD 1634 文詔在洪洞時Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 268, passages 88-93
Family
- Kin of Cao Dingjiao (曹鼎蛟)nephew 從子 · paternal lineStrongly inferred · History of Ming 268, passage 114
- Kin of Cao Bianjiao (曹變蛟)nephew 從子 · paternal lineDirectly stated · History of Ming 268, passages 114, 142
- Sibling of Cao Wenyao (曹文耀)younger brother 弟 · paternal lineDirectly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 138
Career and standing
- Ming general 總兵Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passages 100, 130
- relief-suppression commander-in-chief 援剿總兵官AD 1634 十一月 · AppointedDated from the passage context · History of Ming 268, passage 100
- Left Chief Commander 左都督Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 135
- hereditary vice commander 世蔭指揮僉事BestowedDirectly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 135
- sacrificial burial 賜祭葬BestowedDirectly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 135
- Grand Guardian of the Heir Apparent 太子太保AD 1635 六月 · Posthumously grantedDated from the passage context · History of Ming 268, passage 135
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- SentencedAD 1634 十一月 · Frontier military exileDated from the passage context · History of Ming 268, passage 98
- blamed for Ma Fengyi's defeat 以鳳儀之敗為文詔罪Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 92
- sentenced to frontier military exile 充軍邊衛AD 1634 十一月 · SentencedDated from the passage context · History of Ming 268, passage 98
Places and affiliations
- Polity Ming 明 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · History of Ming 268, passages 93, 100
- AD 1634 七年七月At Datong 大同 · Relation Posted toDated from the passage context · History of Ming 268, passages 93-94
- AD 1634 七年七月At Huairen 懷仁 · Relation Posted toDated from the passage context · History of Ming 268, passage 95
- AD 1635 八年三月At Xinyang 信陽 · Relation Traveled toDated from the passage context · History of Ming 268, passage 104
- AD 1634 八月At Zhencheng 鎮城 · Relation Posted toDated from the passage context · History of Ming 268, passage 96
- AD 1633 to AD 1634 文詔在洪洞時At Hongtong 洪洞 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 88
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- At Datong 大同 · Relation Transferred toDirectly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 93
- At Taiyuan 太原 · Relation Traveled toDirectly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 103
Works and attributed material
- Order · Addressee · With Chongzhen Emperor (帝) · ParaphrasedDirectly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 101
Events and relationships
- Advanced with 3000 and met rebelsAD 1635 六月 · Military · Commander · At Qiutou Town, Zhenning 真寧湫頭鎮Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 268, passage 126
- Asked leave to fight after Luanma lossesDated from the passage context · History of Ming 268, passage 122
- Drove back rebelsDirectly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 89
- Fought encirclement killing dozensMilitary · Combatant · At Qiutou Town 湫頭鎮Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 132
- Galloped from Hanzhong against rebelsMilitary · Commander · At Fengxiang 鳳翔Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 117
- Held cityDated from the passage context · History of Ming 268, passage 95
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- Joined atDated from the passage context · History of Ming 268, passage 104
- Ministry transferred to DatongPolitical · TransfereeDirectly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 93
- Offered battle and was defeatedAD 1634 八月 · Military · Commander · At Zhencheng 鎮城Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 268, passage 96
- Ordered to strike lair via mountain roadsDated from the passage context · History of Ming 268, passage 109
- Pursued and killed rebelsMilitary · Commander · Quantity more than 380 · At Suizhou 隨州Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 105
- Qing army entered Datong and besieged HuairenAD 1634 七年七月 · Military · Defender · At Huairen 懷仁Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 268, passages 94-95
- ReachedAD 1635 五月五日 · Military · Commander · At Shangzhou 商州Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 268, passage 112
- Rebels celebrated his deathMilitary · Deceased opponentDirectly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 137
- Rebuked to his faceDirectly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 91
- Recommended by Wu Shen as skilled commanderDirectly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 99
- Routed rebels in forestAD 1635 五月五日 · Military · Commander · At Jinling River 金嶺川Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 268, passage 114
- Took Taiyuan road out of gratitude and was keptDirectly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 103
- Relation Protege of · Person Wu Shen (吳甡)Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passages 99, 103
- Relation Subordinate of · Person Hong Chengchou (洪承疇)Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passages 104-105
- Relation Quarreled with · Person Liu Lingyu (劉令譽)Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passages 88, 90-91
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment arrogant on his victories · Mode named-source-report Source Work the ministry 部Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 93
- Assessment loyalty and courage unmatched in his day; called the finest general of the late Ming · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 136
- Item shrine 祠 · Relation Commemorated with · officials ordered to build a shrine with spring and autumn sacrificesDirectly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 135
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 136
References in the histories
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