Cao Teng

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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).

Family

¹ For a complete list of the Cao clan, see Cao Cao.

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This page is a rough translation of the Japanese version, re-arranged and re-formatted.

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