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Cao Biao
Son of Cao Cao and Wei imperial prince, successively Prince of Baima and Prince of Chu, forced to die when Wang Ling's plot to enthrone him was exposed.
A mansion gate with a double blue-tiled roof stands on stone steps flanked by two stone lions, with a garden walkway, a lily pond and rockery at the left and lanterns under the eaves; at the right one person stands beside a saddled horse with a rider.
Also known as Zi Zhuhu · Prince of Baima · Biao, Prince of Chu
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Cao Biao, courtesy name Zhuhu, was a son of Cao Cao and half-brother of Cao Zhi. Made Marquis of Shouchun under Cao Cao, he was moved between several fiefs after Cao Pi took the throne, holding the title Prince of Baima before becoming Prince of Chu under Emperor Ming. In 223 he went to court with Cao Zhi and Cao Zhang; after Cao Zhang's sudden death the officials forbade the brothers to travel home together, and Cao Zhi protested in his poem To Biao, Prince of Baima. In 251 the plot of Wang Ling and Linghu Yu to make him emperor was exposed, and Sima Yi forced him to take his own life.
Life and times
Dates 195–251 CE
- 223Cao Zhi's Farewell to Cao Biaoage 28