SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

King of Wei

  • Cao Cao

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    Ana

    Cao Cao (155–220 CE) was a statesman, military strategist, and poet of the late Eastern Han dynasty. His courtesy name was Mengde, and his childhood nickname was Aman. He was born in Qiao County, Pei Commandery (present-day Bozhou, Anhui). At age 20, he was recommended as a “Filially Pious and Incorrupt” official and appointed…

  • The Battle for Hanzhong [Three Kingdoms]

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    Juan

    When Cao Cao learned that Liu Bei had taken control of Yizhou (Yi Province, modern Sichuan), he realized that unifying the empire would be impossible without securing the strategic corridor of Hanzhong, which lay directly north of Yizhou.

  • Racing north to reach the South

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    Ana

    The King of Wei decided to invade Handan, the capital of the state of Zhao.