Cao Shuang

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Cao Shuang was a powerful Cao Wei regent and general during China’s Three Kingdoms period who was ultimately overthrown and executed after a coup led by Sima Yi.

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Cao Shuang canonical 7

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Cao Wei official ⓘ
Three Kingdoms person ⓘ
general ⓘ
politician ⓘ
regent ⓘ
causeOfDeath execution ⓘ
charges treason ⓘ
clan Cao clan ⓘ
linked to: Cao family
co-regentWith Sima Yi ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Cao Wei ⓘ
diedIn 249 ⓘ
Luoyang ⓘ
dynasty Cao Wei ⓘ
era Three Kingdoms period ⓘ
executedBy Cao Wei government ⓘ
linked to: Cao Wei state
familyName Cao ⓘ
father Cao Zhen ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName Shuang ⓘ
grandfather Cao Xiu ⓘ
historicalSource Records of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
Zizhi Tongjian ⓘ
knownFor conflict with Sima Yi ⓘ
downfall in the Gaoping Tombs coup ⓘ
monopolizing power at the Cao Wei court ⓘ
mannerOfDeath mass execution ⓘ
militaryCampaign campaigns against Shu Han ⓘ
nativeName 曹爽 ⓘ
nobleTitle Marquis of Anping ⓘ
notableEvent Gaoping Tombs coup ⓘ
occupation general ⓘ
regent ⓘ
overthrownBy Sima Yi ⓘ
positionHeld General-in-Chief of Cao Wei ⓘ
Grand Commandant ⓘ
regent of Cao Wei ⓘ
powerBase Luoyang court ⓘ
linked to: Luoyang
regencyFor Cao Fang ⓘ
region Northern China ⓘ
linked to: North China
removedFromPowerIn 249 ⓘ
servedUnder Cao Fang ⓘ
Cao Rui ⓘ
sibling Cao Xi ⓘ
Cao Xun ⓘ
Cao Yan ⓘ
timePeriod 3rd century ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sima Yi → seizedPowerFrom → Cao Shuang ⓘ
Deng Ai → servedUnder → Cao Shuang ⓘ
Cao family → notableMember → Cao Shuang ⓘ
Grand Tutor of Wei → officeHolder → Cao Shuang ⓘ
Cao Fang → regent → Cao Shuang ⓘ