Cao Chun

Cao Chun ( Chinese  曹純  /  曹纯 , Pinyin Chun Cao , W.-G. Ts'ao Ch'un ; Zì 子和 , ZIHE , Tzu-he ; * 170 , † 210 ) was a cavalry general under the Warlord Cao for Three Kingdoms Period in ancient China.

Cao Chun was born in 170 as the younger brother of Cao Ren . When he was 13 years old, his father died and the brothers took over the family property with several hundred servants, which Cao Chun managed very well. At that time he also surrounded himself with scholasts.

In 187, Cao Chun went to the imperial court in Luoyang to become the spokesman for Emperor Han Lingdi . In 189 he joined the army of his cousin Cao Cao and followed him to the war against Dong Zhuo .

During the siege of Yuan Tan in Nanpi (205), Cao Chun commanded the tiger and leopard cavalry , an elite force. Despite Cao Cao's initial failures, Cao Chun managed to capture Yuan Tan's fortress.

In the subsequent northern expedition against the Wuhuan tribes, Cao Chun's troop again distinguished themselves in combat. The riders captured Ta Dun , Lord of Wuwan. For this, Cao Chun was appointed Marquis of Gaoling.

In 208, Cao Chun followed his cousin in the southern campaign to take Jingzhou . In Xiangyang , Cao Chun and his men were sent ahead to persecute Liu Bei . They caught up with him at Changban and captured numerous soldiers in addition to his wife and son Liu Shan .

Cao Chun moved further south to capture the strategically important city of Jiangling , which had strong fortifications and a fleet of river boats. He then returned to his hometown, where he died in 210. According to Wei's book , Cao Cao loved him so much that he did not want anyone to follow him into his command.

In the year 220, Cao Cao's successor, Cao Pi, gave Cao Chun the title of Marquis Wei posthumously .

Web links

• Family Trees Cao and Xiahou (English)

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Cao is the family name here, Chun is the first name.