Cao Jian 曹鑑
| Occupation | ROther · Prince of Dongwuyang | Faction | Wei |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appears | R | Biography in | Book of Wei |
| Born | R? Unverified | Native place | Pei Commandery Qiao County Unverified |
| Died | R225 Unverified | Place of death | |
| Existence | Historical | Mentions | R4 |
Profile
Cao Jian was a son of Emperor Wen of Wei, Cao Pi, born to Worthy Lady (shuyuan) Zhu. He was made Prince of Dongwuyang in the 7th month, in autumn, of the 6th year of Huangchu (225), but died in the 11th month of that year, and he received a posthumous name in the 3rd year of Qinglong (235). Having no son, his fief was abolished, and his biography is headed Prince Huai of Dongwuyang. Records, Wei 20 §75 · 80–81Records, Wei 2 §50
There is a short biography of him in the Biographies of the Princes of Emperors Wu and Wen, Records of Wei 20 of the Records, and the Annals of Emperor Wen give the months in which he was made prince and in which he died. In his assessment at the end of the volume, Chen Shou said that the princes and dukes of Wei had only the name of a fief and none of the substance of a state, and that, hemmed in by prohibitions and surveillance, they were no different from men held in prison. He does not appear in the Romance. Records, Wei 20 §80–81 · 93Records, Wei 2 §50
In the Records
Emperor Wen, Cao Pi, had nine sons, and Worthy Lady Zhu bore Cao Jian, Prince Huai of Dongwuyang. Records, Wei 20 §75
Cao Jian was made prince in the 6th year of Huangchu (225). The Annals of Emperor Wen record that in the 7th month, in autumn, of that year the emperor made his son Cao Jian Prince of Dongwuyang, and that in the 11th month of the same year Cao Jian, Prince of Dongwuyang, passed away. Records, Wei 20 §81Records, Wei 2 §48 · 50
His biography records that he died in the same year he was made prince, that a posthumous name was conferred in the 3rd year of Qinglong (235), and that, having no son, his fief was abolished. Chen Shou's main text does not record his courtesy name, his age or the cause of his death. Records, Wei 20 §81
In his assessment at the end of Records of Wei 20, Chen Shou said that the princes and dukes of Wei had only the name of states and lands and none of the substance of a state, that, hemmed in by prohibitions and surveillance, they were no different from men in prison, and that, their ranks and titles never fixed, their fiefs great and small changed year by year. He lamented that the kindness owed to one's own flesh and blood had been perverted and the principle of the 'Changdi' ode abandoned, asking whether the flaws of the system had truly come to this. Records, Wei 20 §93
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Abilities
This person does not appear in the Romance, so only the Records score (Chen Shou’s main text) is given.
- LEA31
- STR31
- INT35
- POL33
- CHA35
- VIR40
- ADP35
- SCH35
- DIP33
- DIS33
Evidence by ability
RNo direct record — estimated as an imperial son who died in the 6th year of Huangchu, the year he was made princeWei 20 §81Wei 2 §50
RNo direct record — estimated as an imperial son who died in the 6th year of Huangchu, the year he was made princeWei 20 §81Wei 2 §50
RNo direct record — estimated as an imperial son who died in the 6th year of Huangchu, the year he was made princeWei 20 §81Wei 2 §50
RNo direct record — estimated as an imperial son who died in the 6th year of Huangchu, the year he was made princeWei 20 §81Wei 2 §50
RNo direct record — estimated as an imperial son who died in the 6th year of Huangchu, the year he was made princeWei 20 §81Wei 2 §50
RNo direct record — estimated as an imperial son who died in the 6th year of Huangchu, the year he was made princeWei 20 §81Wei 2 §50
RNo direct record — estimated as an imperial son who died in the 6th year of Huangchu, the year he was made princeWei 20 §81Wei 2 §50
RNo direct record — estimated as an imperial son who died in the 6th year of Huangchu, the year he was made princeWei 20 §81Wei 2 §50
RNo direct record — estimated as an imperial son who died in the 6th year of Huangchu, the year he was made princeWei 20 §81Wei 2 §50
RNo direct record — estimated as an imperial son who died in the 6th year of Huangchu, the year he was made princeWei 20 §81Wei 2 §50
Records Unverified No direct record; scored from their actions (evidence grade C)
3KDEX scoring — the Records use the main text of Chen Shou’s Records of the Three Kingdoms; the Romance uses the 120-chapter Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Click a source tag to open that passage in the reader.
Allegiance history
- Wei · Records · Records vol. 20 「東武陽懷王鑑，黃初六年立」