Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history, Cao Pi, the first emperor of the state of Cao Wei, invaded the rival state of Eastern Wu thrice during his reign...

emperor and established the state of Cao Wei. Cao Pi continued the wars against the states of Shu Han and Eastern Wu, founded by his father's rivals Liu...

associated with Cao Cao when he was named the Duke of Wei by the Eastern Han government in 213, and became the name of the state when Cao Pi proclaimed himself...

provinces Warlords 194 Warlords 199 Warlords 208 Warlords 215 Cao Pi's invasions of Eastern Wu (222–225) Zhuge Liang's Southern Campaign in 225 Zhuge Liang's...

Wu (Chinese: 吳; pinyin: Wú; Middle Chinese *ŋuo < Eastern Han Chinese: *ŋuɑ), known in historiography as Eastern Wu or Sun Wu, was a dynastic state of...

Palace (給事中). In 224, Cao Pi ordered Wu Zhi to host a banquet in his residence to celebrate Cao Zhen's return from a campaign. In Cao Pi's imperial edict, all...

from the Eastern Han dynasty to the Six Dynasties period. After taking the throne, Cao Pi granted his father the posthumous title "Emperor Wu" ("Martial...

politician. He served as an official of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. Born in the late Eastern Han dynasty, Zhang Zhao started...

rival state, Eastern Wu. He died in 228 shortly after the Wei defeat at the Battle of Shiting. Cao Xiu was a distant younger relative of Cao Cao. When the...

November 222 to May 229 as the King of Wu and from May 229 to May 252 as the Emperor of Wu. Unlike his rivals Cao Cao and Liu Bei, Sun Quan was much younger...

of Liu Bei, and return to Wu. Not long later, Cao Pi led the Wei armies to invade Wu from three directions. When Liu Bei heard of the Wei invasion of...

of Cao Wei, Shu Han, and Eastern Wu dominated China from 220 to 280 AD following the end of the Han dynasty. This period was preceded by the Eastern Han...

and forced the final Wei ruler Cao Huan to abdicate. Emperor Wu permitted Cao Huan to live with honor as the Prince of Chenliu, and buried him with imperial...

of Chen Cang Lü Meng's Invasion of Jing Province - named Battle of Wu Chang (Liu Bei) Cao Pi's invasion of Eastern Wu - named Battle of Wu Chang (Cao...

remain as a nominal subject of Cao Pi until 222, when he declared himself king of a separate state, Wu (better known as Eastern Wu in history). In 229, Sun...

because of Cao Pi's invasion of Wu, Lu Xun and Liu Bei renewed their alliance. A few weeks before the decisive engagement between the Shu and Wu forces...

Emperor Wen of Wei. This formally ended the Han dynasty and initiated an age of conflict between the Three Kingdoms: Cao Wei, Eastern Wu, and Shu Han...

late Eastern Han dynasty under the warlord Cao Cao, who was his older second cousin. Cao Hong's uncle, Cao Ding (曹鼎), served as the Prefect of the Masters...

Cao Song (died 193), courtesy name Jugao, was an official who lived during the Eastern Han dynasty of China. He was the foster son of the eunuch Cao Teng...

Liu Bei and returned to Wu territory. The campaign started in the 7th month of the 2nd year of the Huangchu era of Cao Pi's reign. This month corresponds...

Jia Xu advised Cao Pi against attacking Cao Wei's rival states, Eastern Wu and Shu Han, and focus on internal development. However, Cao Pi ignored his advice...

was an integral part of the Wei emperor Cao Pi's three-pronged campaign against the Wu leader Sun Quan. It spanned a period of about six months from...

He is best known for defending the city of Hefei from a series of invasions by Wei's rival state, Eastern Wu, between 230 and 235. Man Chong was from...

rival states of Cao Wei, Shu Han and Eastern Wu. Due to the ensuing turmoil, the competing powers of the Three Kingdoms era found no shortage of willing recruits...

established the state of Cao Wei, and declared himself emperor. Liu Bei contested Cao Pi's claim to the throne, and proclaimed himself "Emperor of Han" in 221....

Along with Chen Qun, Wu Zhi, and Zhu Shuo (朱鑠), Sima Yi was one of Cao Pi's close aides and one of his "Four Friends". Before Cao Pi became his father's...

Hulao Pass. Wei Hong (衛弘), a rich man who sponsored Cao Cao when he raised an army to fight Dong Zhuo. Wu Anguo (武安國), a warrior under Kong Rong who fought...

emerged from the remnants of the Han dynasty, and would eventually form the three states of Cao Wei, Shu Han, and Eastern Wu. The novel deals with the...

don't see why we shouldn't wait!" Cao Pi did not heed Xin Pi's advice and went ahead with leading his troops to attack Wu. However, he ultimately aborted...

beginning of the Three Kingdoms period in China. In the following year, Liu Bei's followers urged him to declare himself emperor to challenge Cao Pi's legitimacy...