Cao Xuan

Cao Xuan, son of Cao Cao and Lady Qin, was a Cao Wei clan member who died young without an heir; Cao Zan and Cao Yi succeeded him in turn.
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History · vol. 20Records of the Three Kingdoms
武皇帝二十五男:卞皇后生文皇帝、任城威王彰、陳思王植、蕭懷王熊;…
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武皇帝二十五男:卞皇后生文皇帝、任城威王彰、陳思王植、蕭懷王熊;劉夫人生豐愍王昂、相殤王鑠;環夫人生鄧哀王衝、彭城王據、燕王宇;杜夫人生沛穆王林、中山恭王衮;秦夫人生濟陽懷王玹、陳留恭王峻;尹夫人生范陽閔王矩;王昭儀生趙王幹;孫姬生臨邑殤公子上、楚王彪、剛殤公子勤;李姬生谷城殤公子乘、郿戴公子整、靈殤公子京;周姬生樊安公均;劉姬生廣宗殤公子棘;宋姬生東平靈王徽;趙姬生樂陵王茂。
History · vol. 20Records of the Three Kingdoms
濟陽懷王玹,建安十六年封西鄕侯。早薨,無子。二十年,以沛王林子贊襲玹爵邑,早薨,無子。…
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濟陽懷王玹,建安十六年封西鄕侯。早薨,無子。二十年,以沛王林子贊襲玹爵邑,早薨,無子。文帝復以贊弟壹紹玹後。黃初二年,改封濟陽侯。四年,進爵爲公。太和四年,追進玹爵,諡曰懷公。六年,又進號曰懷王,追諡贊曰西鄕哀侯。壹薨,諡曰悼公。子恆嗣。景初、正元、景元中,累增邑,幷前千九百戸。
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Cao Xuan was the son of Cao Cao and a member of the Cao Wei imperial clan; he does not appear in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Deeds
Cao Xuan was born to Lady Qin. In the sixteenth year of Jian’an, he was enfeoffed as Marquis of Xixiang. He died young without an heir, according to historical records.
After Cao Xuan’s death, Cao Zan inherited his title and fief. Cao Zan also died young without an heir, so Cao Pi ordered Cao Yi to succeed Cao Xuan, according to historical records.
In the second year of Huangchu, Cao Xuan was re-enfeoffed as Marquis of Jiyang. In the fourth year of Huangchu, his title was raised to duke; in the fourth year of Taihe, his title was posthumously raised and he was given the posthumous title Duke Huai; in the sixth year of Taihe, his title was further raised to King Huai, according to historical records.
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