Overview
The translated histories identify Wei Cao as a general, official, and statesman. This record brings together 13 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 | Wei Cao | 衞操 | Wei Cao |
| Personal | Cao | 操 | Cāo |
| Courtesy | Deyuan | 德元 | Deyuan |
| Personal | Wei Cao | 衞操 | Wèi Cāo |
| Alternate | 衛操 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · weishu:028:s0223
Roles
- General
- Official
- Statesman
Life and dates
Death
- Date Context: Source Date: Text: 穆帝三年 · Western Year: AD 310Explicit · weishu:028:s0096
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 桓、穆之世 · Western Interval: Start: AD 295 · End: AD 316Explicit · weishu:028:s0223
- Source Date: Text: 桓帝時及劉淵、石勒之亂 · Western Interval: Start: AD 304 · End: AD 316Explicit event contextual date · weishu:028:s0004, weishu:028:s0007
- Source Date: Text: 穆帝三年 · Western Year: AD 310Explicit event contextual date · weishu:028:s0096
Family
- Kin of Wei Xiong (衞雄)Kinship Term: nephew / 從子
Career and standing
- Explicit · weishu:028:s0004
- Explicit · weishu:028:s0006
- Label: Right General / 右將軍 · Action: promotedExplicit · weishu:028:s0009
- Title: Marquis of Dingxiang / 定襄侯 · Action: enfeoffedExplicit · weishu:028:s0009
Places and affiliations
- Place: Dai / 代 · Relation: native-ofExplicit · weishu:028:s0002
- Place: Dahang city / 大邗城 · Relation: activity-atExplicit · weishu:028:s0226
Learning and skills
- Skill: chivalry and strategy / 通俠，有才略Explicit · weishu:028:s0003
Works and attributed material
- Work: stele south of Dahang city / 大邗城南碑 · Relation: sponsorExplicit · weishu:028:s0226
- Kind: advice · Role: speaker · Other Person Id: Emperor Huan (桓帝) · Statement: urged support for JinExplicit · weishu:028:s0007
- Kind: advice · Role: speaker · Other Person Ids: Emperor Huan (桓帝), Emperor Mu (穆帝) · Statement: urged the emperors to welcome Jin peopleExplicit · weishu:028:s0005
Events and relationships
- Kind: ritual · Role: sponsor · Action: erected-stele · Place: south of Dahang city / 大邗城南 · Other Person Id: Yiyi (猗㐌) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 桓、穆之世 · Western Interval: Start: AD 295 · End: AD 316Explicit · weishu:028:s0226, weishu:028:s0229
- Kind: migration · Action: returned to the state with kinsmen and neighborsExplicit · weishu:028:s0005
- Kind: diplomatic · Role: envoy · Action: sent repeatedly to Dai · Authority Person Id: Wei Guan (衞瓘)Explicit · weishu:028:s0004
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: man of purpose and insight · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgmentExplicit · weishu:028:s0223
- Item: stele south of Da Hang / 大邗城南碑 · Relation: erected · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 光熙元年秋 · Western Year: AD 306Explicit · weishu:028:s0010, weishu:028:s0283
Source notes
- Field: stele-text · Statement: Historiographers altered Wei Cao's stele; Qian argues original lacked Wei title and named Yiyi/Yilu with Jin offices rather than Huan/Mu emperors · Witness Person Id: Qian (錢氏)
References in the histories
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