Cao Cao was born in the county of Qiao in 155. His father Cao Song was a foster son of Cao Teng, who in turn was one of the favorite eunuchs of Emperor Huan. Cao Cao was known for his craftiness as a ...

Legend has it that Cao Cao, King Wu of Wei kingdom in the Three Kingdoms period (AD 208 to 280), had built 72 tombs to thwart tomb raiders. Experts, however, have always doubted this, believing it was ...

Chinese archaeologists have found what could be the tomb of Cao Cao, a skilful general and ruler in the third century who was later depicted in popular folklore as the archetypal cunning politician.

Chinese archaeologists claimed today to have found the tomb of one of the country's oldest and most notorious pantomime villains. The bones of Cao Cao, who is a byword for treachery in Peking opera, ...

Chinese archeologists working in Henan province believe they have found the tomb of Cao Cao, a 3rd century general and ruler known for his ruthlessness. Officials say they have discovered a 740-square ...

The Cao Cao Mausoleum Museum, located in Xigaoxue village in Anyang, Central China's Henan Province, is set to open to the public on April 29. Cao was a famous politician, military strategist, and ...

In our previous study, 1 we reported that six Cao clans (Tieling, Shucheng, Jixi, Yancheng, Changsha and Donggang) with Y chromosome haplogroup O2*-M268 were suggested as being the descendants of CAO ...

On the western side of the Mausoleum of Cao Cao, a prominent warlord of the late Eastern Han dynasty (25-220), Chinese archaeologists have discovered ruins dating from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) to ...

In 213, Cao Cao was titled Duke of Wei (魏公), given the nine bestowments, and given a fief of ten cities under his domain, known as Wei. In 216, Cao Cao was promoted to King of Wei (魏王). Over the years ...