Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Named Individual

Lu Cao 陸操

Lù Cāo

Attested AD 543 - AD 550

Passages: 3
Chapters: 3
Histories: 2

Overview

Lu Cao was a Named Individual.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 547 乃推陸操焉
Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 91, passage 202
AD 550 五月
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 30, passage 126
AD 543 to AD 550 陸操
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 47, passage 134

Key source chapters

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 30 Volume 30 Biographies 22: Cui Xian; Gao Dezheng; Cui Ang 1 passage
Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 47 Volume 47 Biographies 39: Cruel Officials 1 passage
Book of Wei, Chapter 91 Volume 85: Men of Letters: Yuan Yue, Pei Jingxian, Lu Guan, Feng Su, Xing Cang, Pei Bomao, Xing Xin 1 passage

Events and relationships

Put forward
Court · Recommended speaker
Directly stated · Book of Wei 91, passage 202

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Wei 91, passage 202

References in the histories

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 30Volume 30 Biographies 22: Cui Xian; Gao Dezheng; Cui Ang · 1 passage

山提以五月至鄴，楊愔卽召太常卿邢卲、七兵尚書崔㥄悛、度支尚書陸操、詹事王昕、黃門侍郎陽休之、中書侍郎裴讓之等議撰儀注。 Shanti reached Ye in the fifth month; Yang Yin at once summoned director of ceremonies Xing Shao, minister of the seven armies Cui Lingjun, minister of revenue Lu Cao, household mentor Wang Xin, yellow gate attendant Yang Xiuzhi, secretariat gentleman Pei Rangzhi, and others to draft the ritual regulations.

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 47Volume 47 Biographies 39: Cruel Officials · 1 passage

時人語曰：「遊道獼猴面，陸操科斗形，意識不關貌，何謂醜者必無情。」 A saying of the time ran, "Youdao has a monkey's face and Lu Cao a tadpole's body—mind has nothing to do with looks; why assume the ugly are heartless?"

Book of Wei, Chapter 91Volume 85: Men of Letters: Yuan Yue, Pei Jingxian, Lu Guan, Feng Su, Xing Cang, Pei Bomao, Xing Xin · 1 passage

子昇久忸怩，乃推陸操焉。 Zisheng hesitated for some time, then put forward Lu Cao in his stead.