Overview
Cao Zhi was an official and Royal Family Member.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Liang
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 265 to AD 290 事晉武Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 35, passage 36
- AD 265 to AD 288 晉因宰輔乃移魏曆Directly stated · Book of Liang 35, passages 208-209
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Descendant of Emperor Wu of Wei (魏武帝)grandson 孫 · paternal line · 2 generations · Through Prince Si of Chen (陳思王)
grandfather 祖 · 2 generations · Through Prince Si of Chen (陳思王)Directly stated · Book of Liang 35, passage 36 - Child of Prince Si of Chen (陳思王)father 父
son 子Directly stated · Book of Liang 35, passage 36
Places and affiliations
- Polity Western Jin 晉 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 35, passage 36
- Polity Western Jin 西晉 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 35, passages 208-209
Events and relationships
- Remained prominent at the Jin court after Wei's mandate shiftedPolitical · CourtierDirectly stated · Book of Liang 35, passages 208-209
- Relation Served · Person Emperor Wu of Jin (晉武帝)Directly stated · Book of Liang 35, passage 36
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment could be a loyal minister to the Jin house; cited as analogue for the Xiao brothers · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Emperor Wu of Liang (梁高祖)Directly stated · Book of Liang 35, passage 36
- Assessment still shone at court after the Wei-Jin shift · Mode named-source-report Source Person Id Yao Cha (姚察)Directly stated · Book of Liang 35, passage 209
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Liang 35, passage 209
References in the histories
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