Overview
Cao Bao was an official and Scholar.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Shutong | 叔通 | Shutong |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 102 十四年Died in officeDated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 40, passage 159
Attested activity
- AD 95 七年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 40, passage 152
- AD 85 元和二年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 40, passages 113, 119
- AD 75 to AD 88 先帝已詔曹褒Strongly inferred · Book of Later Han 40, passage 93
- AD 102 十四年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 40, passage 159
- AD 88 和帝即位Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 40, passage 142
- AD 92 射聲Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 40, passage 147
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- AD 79 to AD 88 東京曹褒Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 25, passage 127
- AD 92 永元四年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 40, passage 144
- AD 76 to AD 102 褒修禮缺Directly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 264
- AD 87 章和元年正月Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 40, passage 137
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Cao Chong (曹充)father 父Directly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 267
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- prefect of Henei 河內太守AD 95 七年 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 40, passage 152
- palace attendant 侍中AD 85 to AD 87 元和二年至章和元年 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 40, passages 113, 132
- superintendent of the left wing of the Feathered Forest Guard 監羽林左騎AD 88 和帝即位 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 40, passages 142-143
- colonel of the shout-sheng corps 射聲校尉AD 92 永元四年 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 40, passage 144
- colonel of the city gates 城門校尉AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 150
- erudite 博士AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 112
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- magistrate of Yu 圉令AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 104
- merit clerk 功曹AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 111
- superintendent of works 將作大匠AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 150
- colonel of the shout-sheng corps 射聲校尉AD 92 射聲 · HeldDated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 40, passage 147
- attendant-in-chief 侍中RestoredDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 157
- stripped of office 免官Dismissal · EnteredDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 111
- EnteredDismissedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 156
- indictment seeking execution for compiling Han li 擅制漢禮宜加刑誅Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 40, passages 144-145
- dismissed for misreporting calamities 坐上災害不實免Dismissal · DismissedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 156
Places and affiliations
- Polity Eastern Han 東漢 · Relation Active inStrongly inferred · Book of Later Han 40, passage 264
- Polity Eastern Han 東漢 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Later Han 40, passage 93
- Polity Eastern Han 東漢 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passages 113, 266
- Polity Eastern Han 東漢 · Relation ServedDated from the passage context · Book of Liang 25, passage 127
- Polity Eastern Han 漢 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Later Han 40, passages 152, 157
- At Xue in Lu commandery 魯國薛Directly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 266
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- AD 95 七年At Henei 河內 · Relation Posted toDated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 40, passage 152
- At Southern Palace 南宮 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Book of Liang 25, passage 127
- At Yu 圉 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 104
Learning and skills
- inherited Cao Chong's ritual learning 結發傳充業Relation StudiedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 102
- RecommendedCredential Filial and Incorrupt 孝廉Directly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 104
Works and attributed material
- commentaries on the new ritual 章句AD 88 和帝即位 · Relation AuthorDated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 40, passage 142
- Han ritual institutions in 150 chapters 冠婚吉兇終始制度百五十篇AD 87 章和元年 · Relation AuthorDated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 40, passages 139-140
- Comprehensive Meaning 通義Relation Author · Quantity 12 chaptersDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 160
- expository essays on the classics 演經雜論Relation Author · Quantity 120 chaptersDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 160
- Book of Rites 禮記Relation Transmitter · Quantity 49 chaptersDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 160
- Han li / New Rites 漢禮／新禮Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passages 142, 145-146
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- ritual compilation of more than a hundred chapters 制述百有餘篇Relation CompilerDirectly stated · Book of Liang 25, passage 127
- Memorial · Author · With Emperor Zhang (肅宗) · Paraphrased · Mode narrative Speaker Cao Bao (曹褒)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 131
- Memorial · Author · With Emperor Zhang (肅宗) · Direct quotation · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Cao Bao (曹褒)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passages 119-122
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Cao Bao (曹褒)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passages 106-109, 128-130
Events and relationships
- Accompanied the imperial southern tourDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 132
- Bought land buried unclaimed and sacrificedRitual · BenefactorDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 149
- Commissioned to revise Shusun Tong's Han ceremonies into a ritual codeAD 87 章和元年正月 · Scholarly · CompilerDated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 40, passages 137-138
- Commissioned on ritual musicDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 93
- Indicted for arrogating Han ritual; emperor shelved the memorial but Han li was not implementedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passages 145-146
- Inspected unburied coffins and asked reasonsRitual · Official · At shout-sheng camp 射聲營舍Directly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passages 147-148
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- Merged posts purged corrupt officersAD 95 七年 · Administration · Prefect · At Henei 河內 · Outcome Timely rains and bumper harvestDated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 40, passages 153-155
- Presented the 150 chapter ritual compilationAD 87 章和元年十二月 · Scholarly · AuthorDated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 40, passages 137, 140
- Recalled and twice promotedCareer · OfficialDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 157
- Refused to execute five arrested bandits despite Ma Yan's hintDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passages 105-110
- Repaired deficiencies in ritualAD 76 to AD 102 褒修禮缺 · Ritual · ReformerDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 264
- Studied ritual day and night, modeling on Shusun TongScholarly · StudentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 103
- Taught over thousand disciplesScholarly · TeacherDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 160
- Toured sick provided medicine and gruelMedical · Administrator · Outcome Many savedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 151
- Relation Modeled on · Person Shusun Tong (叔孫通)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 103
- Relation Commissioned by · Person Emperor Zhang (先帝)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 93
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment broadly learned in antiquity; patriarch to the Ru scholars · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 158
- Assessment governed by ritual and transformed custom by virtue · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 104
- Assessment repaired what ritual lacked · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 264
- serious-minded from boyhood, generous in spirit, learned and devoted to ritualCharacterDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 102
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passages 264, 266; Book of Liang 25, passage 127
- Qing-lineage ritual learning then spread in the world through his teaching慶氏學遂行於世Directly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 160
References in the histories
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