Cao Shuo 曹鑠
| Occupation | ROther · Prince Shang of Xiang | Faction | Wei |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appears | R | Biography in | Book of Wei |
| Born | Native place | Pei Commandery Qiao County Unverified | |
| Existence | Historical | Mentions | R3 |
Profile
Cao Shuo was a son of Taizu, Emperor Wu (Cao Cao). His mother was Lady Liu, and he was born of the same mother as Cao Ang, Prince Min of Feng. He died young and was posthumously enfeoffed and given a posthumous name in the 3rd year of Taihe (229). The Biographies of the Princes and Dukes of Emperors Wu and Wen (Records of Wei 20) call him Prince Shang of Xiang. Records, Wei 20 §2 · 6–7
Chen Shou's main text does not record his courtesy name, his age or the year of his death. His title passed to his son Prince Min, Cao Qian (曹潛), and then to Prince Huai, Cao Yan (曹偃), but for lack of an heir the state was abolished, and in the 2nd year of Zhengyuan (255) a son of Cao Mao (曹茂), Prince of Leling, Cao Song, was made his heir. In his assessment of Records of Wei 20, Chen Shou discussed only the circumstances of the princes and dukes of Wei and did not deal with Cao Shuo separately. He does not appear in the Romance. Records, Wei 20 §7 · 93
In the Records
The Biographies of the Princes and Dukes of Emperors Wu and Wen say that Emperor Wu had twenty-five sons and list them by mother. Empress Bian bore Emperor Wen, Cao Zhang, Cao Zhi and Cao Xiong, and Lady Liu bore Cao Ang, Prince Min of Feng, and Cao Shuo, Prince Shang of Xiang. Records, Wei 20 §2
Cao Shuo, Prince Shang of Xiang, died young. In the 3rd year of Taihe (229) he was posthumously enfeoffed and given a posthumous name. In the 1st year of Qinglong (233) his son Prince Min, Cao Qian (曹潛), succeeded him but died that same year. In the 2nd year of Qinglong (234) his son Prince Huai, Cao Yan (曹偃), succeeded with a fief of 2,500 households and died in the 4th year (236). As he had no son, the state was abolished. Records, Wei 20 §7
In the 2nd year of Zhengyuan (255), Cao Song, District Duke of Yangdu and a son of Cao Mao (曹茂), Prince of Leling, was made Cao Shuo's heir. In Chen Shou's main text, Cao Shuo appears only in this record and at the opening that lists the sons of Emperor Wu; his courtesy name, age, year of death and cause of death are not recorded. Records, Wei 20 §2 · 6–7
In his assessment of Records of Wei 20, Chen Shou said that the princes and dukes of Wei had only the names of states and fiefs without the substance of altars of soil and grain, that they were hemmed in by prohibitions and surveillance no differently from being shut up in prison, and that, with their ranks and titles never settled, their states changed year by year. He did not assess Cao Shuo separately. 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
- INT33
- POL31
- CHA33
- VIR35
- ADP31
- SCH31
- DIP31
- DIS31
Evidence by ability
RNo direct record — died young and left no recorded deedsWei 20 §7
RNo direct record — died young and left no recorded deedsWei 20 §7
RNo direct record — died young and left no recorded deedsWei 20 §7
RNo direct record — died young and left no recorded deedsWei 20 §7
RNo direct record — died young and left no recorded deedsWei 20 §7
RNo direct record — died young and left no recorded deedsWei 20 §7
RNo direct record — died young and left no recorded deedsWei 20 §7
RNo direct record — died young and left no recorded deedsWei 20 §7
RNo direct record — died young and left no recorded deedsWei 20 §7
RNo direct record — died young and left no recorded deedsWei 20 §7
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 「相殤王鑠，早薨，太和三年追封諡」