Cao Teng
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| Cao Teng | |
|---|---|
| Eunuch of Han Dynasty | |
| Names | |
| Simplified Chinese | 曹腾 |
| Traditional Chinese | 曹騰 |
| Pinyin | Cáo Téng |
| Courtesy name | Jìxīng (季兴) |
| Posthumous name | Emperor Gao of Wei (魏高帝) |
| Temple name | Gaodi (高帝) |
Cao Teng (? - ?) was a eunuch who served the Han Dynasty in its later years. He served four Han emperors (Shun, Chong, Zhi, and Huan) and achieved the highest possible rank for a court eunuch, Dachangqiu (大長秋). Through his adopted son Cao Song, he was the grandfather of Cao Cao, a major player in the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. Upon the creation of the Kingdom of Wei, he was posthumously named Emperor Gao of Wei (魏高帝).
[edit] Family
- Cao Jie (eunuch) (曹節) (father)
- Cao Song (adopted son)
- Cao Cao (grandson)¹
¹ For a complete list of the Cao clan, see Cao Cao.
[edit] References
This page is a rough translation of the Japanese version, re-arranged and re-formatted.
[edit] See also
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