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Cao Jie曹节

Archaic / OtherHistory

A eunuch of the Eastern Han Dynasty, one of the Ten Attendants, who abused power and disrupted governance.

DIRECT FIGURES
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RELATION RECORDS
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SOURCE WORKS
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Cao Jie, and the people around them.

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KINSHIP

Kinship

Blood, marriage and sworn bonds

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ALLEGIANCE

Allegiance

Rulers, appointments and allegiance

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CONFLICT

Conflict

Battles, captures and defeat

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In fiction · Book of the Later Han

Cao Jie was a eunuch of the Eastern Han Dynasty, ranked among the Ten Attendants, who held control over the court and framed loyal officials. He once schemed to frame Cai Yong, causing him to be punished. Later, he and his associates kidnapped the Empress Dowager, interfered in state affairs, and accelerated the decline of the Han Dynasty.

Relationship network

8 figures · 17 links
Cao JieCao JieCao CaoCao CaoCai YongCai YongEmpress Dowager DouEmpress Dowager DouChen FanChen FanDou WuDou WuZhang HuanZhang HuanChen QiuChen Qiu
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Sources: Book of the Later Han, 五行一貌不恭淫雨服妖鸡祸青眚屋自坏讹言旱谣狼食人; Book of the Later Han, 五行二灾火草妖羽虫孽羊祸; Book of the Later Han, 五行六日蚀日抱日赤无光日黄珥日中黑虹贯日月蚀非其月; Book of the Later Han, 五行四地震山崩地陷大风拔树螟牛疫; Book of the Later Han, 伏侯宋蔡冯赵牟韦列传; Book of the Later Han, 党锢列传; Book of the Later Han, 周黄徐姜申屠列传; Book of the Later Han, 天文下桓三十八灵二十献九陨石

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