Cao Shang 曹上
| Occupation | ROther | Faction | Wei |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appears | R | Biography in | Book of Wei |
| Born | Native place | Pei Commandery Qiao County Unverified | |
| Existence | Historical | Mentions | R3 |
Profile
Cao Shang was a son of Cao Cao, Emperor Wu of Wei, and his mother was Concubine Sun. He died young, and in the 5th year of Taihe (231) he was posthumously enfeoffed and given a posthumous name, but he had no heir. His biography is headed 'Lord of Linyi Who Died Young'. Records, Wei 20 §2 · 46–47
He has only a short biography in Records of Wei 20, the Biographies of the Princes of Emperors Wu and Wen, and Chen Shou's main text does not record his courtesy name, his age, or the year of his death. 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 were so hemmed in by prohibitions and surveillance that they were no different from men held in prison. He does not appear in the Romance. Records, Wei 20 §46–47 · 93
In the Records
Emperor Wu, Cao Cao, had twenty-five sons, and Concubine Sun bore Cao Shang, the Lord of Linyi who died young, Cao Biao, Prince of Chu, and Cao Qin, the Lord of Gang who died young. Records, Wei 20 §2
Cao Shang died young. In the 5th year of Taihe (231) he was posthumously enfeoffed and given a posthumous name, and he had no heir. This is the whole of his biography, and it does not record his courtesy name, his age, or the year and cause of his death. The biography of Cao Qin, the Lord of Gang who died young, born of the same mother, likewise says only that he died young, was posthumously enfeoffed and given a posthumous name in the 5th year of Taihe, and had no heir. Records, Wei 20 §47 · 54
In his assessment at the end of Volume 20, Chen Shou said that the princes and dukes of Wei had only the name of a fief and its land and none of the substance of a state, were so hemmed in by prohibitions and surveillance that they were no different from men held in prison, and, their titles never being fixed, had their fiefs, large and small, changed year after year. He then lamented that the affection between flesh and blood had been perverted and the duty of the 'Changdi' ode cast aside, and asked whether the evils of the system had really 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 a prince who died young and was posthumously enfeoffed in the 5th year of TaiheWei 20 §47
RNo direct record — estimated as a prince who died young and was posthumously enfeoffed in the 5th year of TaiheWei 20 §47
RNo direct record — estimated as a prince who died young and was posthumously enfeoffed in the 5th year of TaiheWei 20 §47
RNo direct record — estimated as a prince who died young and was posthumously enfeoffed in the 5th year of TaiheWei 20 §47
RNo direct record — estimated as a prince who died young and was posthumously enfeoffed in the 5th year of TaiheWei 20 §47
RNo direct record — estimated as a prince who died young and was posthumously enfeoffed in the 5th year of TaiheWei 20 §47
RNo direct record — estimated as a prince who died young and was posthumously enfeoffed in the 5th year of TaiheWei 20 §47
RNo direct record — estimated as a prince who died young and was posthumously enfeoffed in the 5th year of TaiheWei 20 §47
RNo direct record — estimated as a prince who died young and was posthumously enfeoffed in the 5th year of TaiheWei 20 §47
RNo direct record — estimated as a prince who died young and was posthumously enfeoffed in the 5th year of TaiheWei 20 §47
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 「臨邑殤公子上，早薨。太和五年，追封諡」