Cao Hua
| Cao Hua 曹華 |
|
|---|---|
| Guiren (貴人) | |
| House | House of Cao |
| Dynasty | Han Dynasty |
| Father | Cao Cao |
| Mother | Empress Dowager Bian |
Cao Hua (曹華) was a Chinese noble woman member of the aristocrat Cao family during the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han dynasty, She was the daughter of the warlord Cao Cao, the King of Cao Wei, and Lady Bian. She was a noble consort of Emperor Xian. Initially, her title was Furen (夫人); in 214, her title upgraded to Guiren (貴人)
Cao Hua was elected to serve Emperor Xian of Han in 213 along with her two elder sisters, Cao Jie and Cao Xian. The three sisters entered the imperial court as consorts of Emperor Xian, in an attempt by Cao Cao to control the emperor. Cao Hua was young at the time, so she entered the imperial court later than the other two sisters. In 215, after Empress Fu Shou was assassinated for plotting against Cao Cao,[1] he forced Emperor Xian to make Cao Jie an empress.[2][3]
There are no records of Cao Hua's life as Emperor Xian's consort, but her sister Cao Jie, who became empress, resisted the coup d'état orchestrated by her half-brother, Cao Pi. The coup d'état resulted in the downfall of Emperor Xian and the eventual fall of the Han dynasty in favor of stabilization of the Cao Wei state. After the fall of the Han dynasty, Emperor Xian was demoted to a duke and Cao Jie to a duchess.
Cao Hua's fate after the fall of the Han Dynasty is unknown.
References
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- Chen, Shou (3rd century). Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi).
- Fan, Ye (5th century). Book of the Later Han (Houhanshu).
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- ↑ According to Liu Xie's biography in Book of the Later Han, Empress Fu was executed on the dingmao day of the 11th month of Jian'an 19. This corresponds to 8 Jan 215 in the proleptic Gregorian calendar. [(建安十九年)十一月丁卯，曹操杀皇后伏氏...] Houhanshu, vol. 09
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- ↑ According to Liu Xie's biography in Book of the Later Han, Lady Cao was made empress on the jiazi day of the 1st month of Jian'an 20. This corresponds to 6 Mar 215 in the proleptic Gregorian calendar. [(建安)二十年春正月甲子，立贵人曹氏为皇后] Houhanshu, vol. 09
