Cao Yan
曹彥
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- Died
- 249
- Ancestral home
- Qiao County, Pei (Bozhou, Anhui)
- Book mentions
- 2
Roles:
general
Factions:
Cao Wei
(primary)
Relationships:
Cao Ai
Brother
Cao Shuang
Brother
Cao Xi
Brother
Cao Xun
Brother
Cao Ze
Brother
Cao Zhen
Father
Links:
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Kongming entry Bio
Appears in 2 chapters:
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Chapter 106
— Suffering Defeat, Gongsun Yuan Meets His Death; Pretending Illness, Sima Yi Deceives Cao Shuang.
The third of Cao Shuang's brothers to be given a Palace command — Commander of the Cavalry, with three thousand guards and free passage in and out of the Palace — and one of those who leave the capital with him at the end of the chapter.
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Chapter 107
— The Ruler of Wei Hands Over The Power To Sima Yi; Jiang Wei Is Defeated At Ox Head Hills.
The third brother, Commander of the Cavalry, who leaves the capital with Cao Shuang and the Emperor and so empties the last of the Palace guard commands out of the city — and dies with the rest of the family in the market place.