Cao Wei
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Was a dynastic state of China and one of the three major states that competed for supremacy over China in the Three Kingdoms period. With its capital initially located at Xuchang, and thereafter Luoyang, the state was established by Cao Pi (Emperor Wen) in 220.
Establishment
December 220: Emperor Xian of Han was forced to abdicate by Cao Pi who established the state of Cao Wei with himself as the new emperor. This event marked the formal end of the Han dynasty and the beginning of the Three Kingdoms period in China.
Chronology
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Were a series of five military campaigns launched by the state of Shu Han against the rival state of Cao Wei from 228 to 234 during the Three Kingdoms period in China.
June 228: Battle of Ji Valley: Cao Zhen defeats the Shu decoy force led by Zhao Yun and Deng Zhi.
January 235: Death of Zhuge Liang.
Was a military campaign launched by the dynastic state of Cao Wei against its rival Shu Han in late 263 leading to the fall of Shu Han.
November 263: In 263, during the Three Kingdoms period of China, Deng Ai of the Cao Wei kingdom defeated Jiang Wei of the Shu Han kingdom at Tazhong. This victory solidified Cao Wei's control over the region.
December 263: In 263, during the Three Kingdoms period in China, the general Jiang Wei of the Shu Han kingdom attempted to retreat to Baishui but was intercepted and defeated by the Cao Wei general Yang Xin at Qiangchuankou (the intersection of the Bailong and Jialing rivers).
December 263: In 263, during the Three Kingdoms period of China, Deng Ai, a general of the Cao Wei kingdom, defeated Zhuge Zhan, a general of the Shu Han kingdom, at Mianzhu. This battle was a significant event in the ongoing power struggle between the three kingdoms.
December 263: After suffering a defeat at the hands of the Cao Wei forces in 263, the Shu Han generals Jiang Wei, Liao Hua, Zhang Yi, and Dong Jue retreated to Jiange. Jiang Wei was a prominent military strategist and general of Shu Han, known for his campaigns against the Cao Wei dynasty.
December 263: Ma Miao was a military officer and administrator of the Shu Han dynasty. Deng Ai was a general of the Cao Wei dynasty. Ma Miao's surrender to Deng Ai in Jiangyou in 263 marked a significant victory for Cao Wei in their conquest of the Shu Han territory.
December 263: In 263, the Cao Wei general Deng Ai led his forces to occupy Chengdu, the capital of the Shu Han kingdom. This event marked the final conquest of Shu Han by the Cao Wei dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period in ancient China.
December 263: Jiang Wei surrenders to Zhong Hui at Fu County.
January 221: After Cao's defeat at the naval Battle of Red Cliffs in 208 AD, China was divided into three spheres of influence, with Cao Cao dominating the north, Sun Quan (182-252 AD) dominating the south, and Liu Bei (161-223 AD) dominating the west. Cao Cao died in March 220 AD. By December his son Cao Pi (187-226 AD) had Emperor Xian relinquish the throne to him and is known posthumously as Emperor Wen of Wei. This formally ended the Han dynasty and initiated an age of conflict between three states: Cao Wei, Eastern Wu, and Shu Han.
August 237: Yan was a Chinese kingdom that existed from July 237 to September 238 AD in the Liaodong Peninsula during what is known as the Three Kingdoms period.
September 238: In June 238, after planning with Cao Rui, Sima Yi, one of Cao Wei's generals, led 40,000 soldiers to attack Gongsun Yuan; after a siege lasting three months, Gongsun Yuan's headquarters fell to Sima Yi, who received assistance from Goguryeo, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. Many who served the Gongsun clan were massacred. Gongsun Gong was released from prison.
January 251: The Duan (Chinese: 段; pinyin: Duàn) was a pre-state tribe of Xianbei ethnicity during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms in China. The reason the tribe adopted the Han Chinese surname Duan is unknown.
August 266: On 4 February 266, Sima Zhao's son, Sima Yan, forced Cao Huan to abdicate in his favor, replacing Wei with the Jin dynasty on 8 February 266. Cao Huan himself was spared, though, and continued to live until 302, before dying.
Disestablishment
August 266: On 4 February 266, Sima Zhao's son, Sima Yan, forced Cao Huan to abdicate in his favor, replacing Wei with the Jin dynasty on 8 February 266. Cao Huan himself was spared, though, and continued to live until 302, before dying.
