Cao Cao

Cao Cao (155 – 220), whose name is also often transliterated as Ts'ao Ts'ao, was a regional warlord and the last Chancellor of Eastern Han Dynasty who rose to great power during the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty in ancient China. As one of the central figures of the Three Kingdoms period, he laid down foundations for what was to become the Kingdom of Wei and was posthumously titled Emperor Wu. Although generally characterized as a cruel and suspicious character in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and other folk cultures, the historic Cao Cao was a brilliant ruler, military strategist and poet.

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155 - 220 - Transliterated - Warlord - Chancellor - Eastern Han Dynasty - China - Three Kingdoms - Kingdom of Wei - Emperor Wu - Romance of the Three Kingdoms - Poet

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