Cao Xie 曹協
| Occupation | ROther · Prince Ai of Zan | Faction | Wei |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appears | R | Biography in | Book of Wei |
| Born | Native place | Pei Commandery Qiao County Unverified | |
| Existence | Historical | Mentions | R3 |
Profile
Cao Xie was a son of Cao Pi, Emperor Wen of Wei, born to Honored Lady Li. He died young; in the 5th year of Taihe (231) he was posthumously enfeoffed and given the posthumous title Duke Shang of Jing, and in the 2nd year of Qinglong (234) his title and posthumous name were changed again. His biography is headed Prince Ai of Zan. Records, Wei 20 §75 · 76–77
In the 3rd year of Qinglong (235) his son Cao Xun, Prince Shang, succeeded him, but Cao Xun died in the 9th year of Zhengshi (248), and as he had no son the fief was abolished. Records, Wei 20 §77
There is a short biography of him in the Biographies of the Princes and Dukes of Emperors Wu and Wen, Records of Wei 20 of the Records, and Chen Shou's main text does not record his courtesy name, his age, or the year and cause 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 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 §76–77 · 93
In the Records
Cao Pi, Emperor Wen, had nine sons, and Honored Lady Li bore Cao Xie, Prince Ai of Zan. Records, Wei 20 §75
Cao Xie died young. In the 5th year of Taihe (231) he was posthumously enfeoffed and given the posthumous title Duke Shang of Jing, and in the 2nd year of Qinglong (234) his title and posthumous name were again posthumously conferred and changed. The biography does not state the changed title separately in its text but only gives Prince Ai of Zan in its heading, and it does not record his courtesy name, his age, or the year and cause of his death either. Records, Wei 20 §76–77
In the 3rd year of Qinglong (235) his son Cao Xun, Prince Shang, succeeded him. In the 3rd year of Jingchu (239) he received an additional 500 households, bringing the total with his earlier fief to 3,000 households. Cao Xun died in the 9th year of Zhengshi (248), and as he had no son the fief was abolished. Records, Wei 20 §77
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 fiefs and lands and none of the substance of a state, that, hemmed in by prohibitions and surveillance, they were no different from men held in prison, and that, their ranks and titles never being fixed, their fiefs large and small changed from year to year. He then lamented that the bonds of kinship had been perverted and the duty of the 'Changdi' ode cast aside, asking whether the abuses 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
- INT38
- POL35
- CHA38
- VIR42
- ADP38
- SCH38
- DIP35
- DIS35
Evidence by ability
RNo direct record — estimated from his being a member of the royal house who died youngWei 20 §77
RNo direct record — estimated from his being a member of the royal house who died youngWei 20 §77
RNo direct record — estimated from his being a member of the royal house who died youngWei 20 §77
RNo direct record — estimated from his being a member of the royal house who died youngWei 20 §77
RNo direct record — estimated from his being a member of the royal house who died youngWei 20 §77
RNo direct record — estimated from his being a member of the royal house who died youngWei 20 §77
RNo direct record — estimated from his being a member of the royal house who died youngWei 20 §77
RNo direct record — estimated from his being a member of the royal house who died youngWei 20 §77
RNo direct record — estimated from his being a member of the royal house who died youngWei 20 §77
RNo direct record — estimated from his being a member of the royal house who died youngWei 20 §77
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 「贊哀王協，早薨。太和五年追封諡曰經殤公」