Overview
Cao Guozhen was an official.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Yanfu | 彥輔 | Yanfu |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 942 至任...遘疾而卒Cause Illness · At Shaan Prefecture 陜州Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 93, passage 139
Attested activity
- AD 936 及即位Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 93, passage 131
- AD 939 天福四年春正月Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 78, passage 12
- AD 907 to AD 914 少值燕薊亂離Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 93, passage 126
- AD 932 to AD 936 高祖在藩時Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 93, passage 130
- AD 936 to AD 942 高祖時Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 52, passages 116, 120
- AD 942 高祖晏駕Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 93, passages 136, 138-139
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Descendant of Cao Chan (曹蟾)grandfather 祖 · paternal line · 2 generationsDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 93, passage 125
- Descendant of Cao Ai (曹藹)great-grandfather 曾祖 · paternal line · 3 generationsDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 93, passage 125
- Child of Cao Xuan (曹絢)father 父 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 93, passage 125
Key source chapters
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 93 Volume 93 Book of Later Jin 19: Biographies 8: Lu Zhi, Li Zhuanmei, Lu Zhan, Cui Zhuo, Xue Rong, Cao Guozhen, Zhang Renyuan, Zhao Xi, Li Xia, Yin Yuyu, Zheng Yunsou 9 passages
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 52 Volume 52 Miscellaneous Biographies 32: Du Zhongwei, Li Zhouzhen, Zhang Yanze 2 passages
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 78 Volume 78 Book of Later Jin 4: Gaozu Annals 4 1 passage
Origins and identity
- generations of plain Confucian scholar-officials代襲儒素Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 93, passage 125
Career and standing
- Chief Drafting Secretary 給事中AD 936 及即位 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 93, passage 131
- Left Remonstrance Grand Master 左諫議大夫AD 936 及即位 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 93, passage 131
- military adjutant at Shaan Prefecture 陜州行軍司馬AD 942 高祖晏駕後 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 93, passage 138
- aide 從事AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 93, passage 126
- Left Reminder 左拾遺AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 93, passage 127
- Director in the Ministry of Personnel 吏部郎中AD 936 及即位 · HeldDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 93, passage 131
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- left remonstrance counselor 左諫議大夫HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 78, passage 12
- manager of memorial drafts 掌書奏HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 93, passage 127
- Director in the Department of State Affairs 尚書郎PromotedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 93, passage 127
- Censor-in-Chief 御史中丞Requested · Negated trueDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 93, passage 134
- EnteredAD 907 to AD 914 少值燕薊亂離 · MonkDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 93, passage 126
- demotion for presumptuous memorial 所言侵越Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 93, passage 138
Places and affiliations
- Polity Later Jin 後晉 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 93, passage 131
- At Gu'an in You Prefecture 幽州固安Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 93, passage 124
- AD 942 出為陜州行軍司馬At Shaan Prefecture 陜州 · Relation Posted toDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 93, passage 138
- At Yan Prefecture west of the River 河西延州 · Relation ResidedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 93, passage 126
Learning and skills
- sought advancement through the metropolitan examination求貢禮闈Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 93, passage 127
- Skill literary composition 文章 · Level self-claimedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 93, passage 127
Works and attributed material
- Comprehensive Institutions of Great Jin 大晉政統Relation ProposedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 78, passage 12
- AD 936 及即位Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 93, passage 131
- AD 942 高祖晏駕Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 93, passages 136-137
- Memorial · AuthorDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 78, passage 12
Events and relationships
- Compared himself to Yan Ling and recounted old tiesDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 93, passage 131
- DenouncedLegal · Accuser · With Zhang Yanze (張彥澤) · At Gate of Imperial Audience 閣門 · Outcome No response · Mode named-source-report Source Work Ouyang Shi, Biography of Zhang Yanze 歐陽史·張彥澤傳Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 93, passage 133
- Lived through chaos of Yan and JiAD 907 to AD 914 少值燕薊亂離 · Personal · Subject · At Yan and Ji 燕薊Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 93, passage 126
- Memorialized repeatedlyAD 936 to AD 942 高祖時 · Legal · RemonstratorDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 52, passages 116, 120
- Paid private visitDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 93, passage 130
- Refused to attend roadside funeral offeringsDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 93, passage 135
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- Resented chief ministers for not petitioningPolitical · SubjectDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 93, passage 134
- Relation Colleague of · Person Wang Yijian (王易簡)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 93, passage 133
- Relation Staff of · Person Gao Wanxing (高萬興)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 93, passage 126
- Relation Treated as elder brother · Person Gaozu (高祖)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 93, passage 130
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment forthright integrity · Mode named-group-judgment Witness everyoneDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 93, passage 135
- Assessment obstinate and aloof; classical studies and historical learning were not his strengths; loved to show off; memorials often contained textual errors and were mocked by the gentry · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 93, passage 129
- Assessment spent wealth freely without stint when associating with others · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 93, passage 128
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 116
References in the histories
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