Cao Wei

History

During the decline of the Han Dynasty, the northern part of China was under the control of Cao Cao, the to the last Han emperor . In 213, he was titled the " of Wei" and was given ten cities as his domain. This area was named "Wei". At that time, the southern part of China was already divided into two areas controlled by two warlords . In 216, Cao Cao was promoted to " of Wei".



In March 15 of 220, Cao Cao died and his son Cao Pi succeeded to the title "King of Wei" and the position as Imperial Chancellor. Later that year in December 11, Cao Pi seized the imperial throne and claimed to have founded the Wei Dynasty, but Liu Bei of Shu Han immediately contested his claim to the throne, and Sun Quan of Eastern Wu followed suit in 222.



Wei in 263. Shortly afterwards, in 265, the Wei dynasty was overthrown by its own last Imperial Chancellor, Sima Yan, grandson of Sima Yi, who then founded the .

Culture

Sometime between the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the Cao Wei, appeared, with its first known master being Zhong Yao.

Important figures

* Cao Cao

* Cao Chun

* Cao Fang

* Cao Hong

* Cao Huan

* Cao Mao

* Cao Pi

* Cao Ren

* Cao Rui

* Cao Shuang

* Cao Xiu

* Cao Zhang

* Cao Zhen

* Cao Zhi

* Cheng Yu

* Chen Qun

* Chen Tai

* Deng Ai

* Dian Wei

* Empress Bian

* Empress Bian

* Empress Dowager Bian

* Empress Guo Nüwang

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* Gao Lan

* Gongsun Yuan

* Guanqiu Jian

* Guo Huai

* Guo Jia

* Hao Zhao

* Jia Xu

* Li Dian

* Man Chong

* Mi Heng

* Pang De

* Sima Shi

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* Sima Yi

* Sima Zhao

* Wang Lang

* Wang Shuang

* Wen Pin

* Wen Qin

* Wen Yang

* Xiahou Ba

* Xiahou Dun

* Xiahou He

* Xiahou Mao

* Xiahou Shang

* Xiahou Wei

* Xiahou Yuan

* Xu Chu

* Xu Huang

* Xun You

* Xun Yu

* Yang Hu

* Yue Jin

* Yu Jin

* Zhang He

* Zhang Liao

* Zhong Hui

* Zhong Yao

* Zhuge Dan

Sovereigns of Cao Wei