Biographical dossier

Cao Cao

Cao Cao is classified in the historical people index as MILITARY PERSONNEL. This dossier preserves the indexed life dates and geographic anchors while explicitly marking what the source does not supply.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:person:person:wd:Q204077
Catalogue ID
person:wd:Q204077
Wikidata ID
Q204077
Occupation class
MILITARY PERSONNEL
Life span
AD 155–AD 220
Birth anchor
Bozhou (AD 155)
Death anchor
Luoyang (AD 220)
HPI
82.78026266343868

Chronological record

The dataset places the life between AD 155 and AD 220. These indexed dates are identity and chronology fields, not a substitute for a critical biography.

Geographic anchors

Birth: Bozhou (AD 155). Death: Luoyang (AD 220).

Country keys are dataset keys and must not be mistaken for the historical boundaries that existed during the person’s lifetime.

Historical role

The source assigns the broad occupation class MILITARY PERSONNEL. It does not by itself establish doctrine, sanctity, political legitimacy, responsibility for every event associated with the person, or the exact scope of an office.

Source and identity method

Source: PANTHEON_2_2020. Identity method: pantheon_wikidata_qid. Language-edition measure: 7.777901112381348.

Research questions

  1. Which primary sources are contemporary with this person?
  2. Which office, community or institution gives the person historical agency?
  3. How do later confessional, national or ideological narratives reshape the record?
  4. Which places on the atlas are genuine life anchors and which are later reception sites?