Cao Zizheng
Cao Zizheng 曹子整 | |||||||||
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Duke of Mei (郿公) (posthumous) | |||||||||
Successor | Cao Fan | ||||||||
Marquis of Mei (郿侯) | |||||||||
Tenure | 217 – 218 | ||||||||
Born | Unknown | ||||||||
Died | 218 | ||||||||
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House | House of Cao | ||||||||
Father | Cao Cao | ||||||||
Mother | Lady Li |
Cao Zizheng (died 218) was a son of
In 220, Cao Zizheng's half-brother Cao Pi became the first emperor of the Cao Wei state after usurping the throne from Emperor Xian, the last emperor of the Han dynasty. The following year, he honoured Cao Zizheng with the posthumous title "Duke Dai of Mei" (郿戴公), and ordered Cao Fan (曹範), a son of Cao Ju, to be Cao Zizheng's heir. In 222, Cao Pi enfeoffed Cao Fan as the Marquis of Pingshi (平氏侯), but changed his title to Marquis of Chengwu (成武侯) in the following year. In 229, Cao Pi's successor, Cao Rui, promoted Cao Fan from a marquis to a duke. Cao Fan died in 235 without a son to succeed him, and was posthumously honoured as "Duke Dao" (悼公). In 236, Cao Rui ordered Cao Chan (曹闡), Cao Fan's younger brother, to be Cao Fan's heir. Cao Chan thus became the new Duke of Mei (郿公). Throughout the reigns of the subsequent Wei emperors, the number of taxable households in Cao Chan's dukedom increased until it reached 1,800.[3]
See also
References
- Chen, Shou (3rd century). Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi).