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Empress Dowager Guo郭太后
Empress Dowager of Wei, forced to agree to depose Cao Shuang.
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RELATIONSHIP COMPASS
Empress Dowager Guo, and the people around them.
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01KINSHIPKinship
Blood, marriage and sworn bonds
3 figures · 3 records＋
Kinship
Blood, marriage and sworn bonds
Cao Rui—Empress Dowager Guofuneral
Cao Mao—Empress Dowager Guorevere
Source record
Cao Huan—Empress Dowager Guorevere
02ALLEGIANCEAllegiance
Rulers, appointments and allegiance
3 figures · 3 records＋
Allegiance
Rulers, appointments and allegiance
Cao Rui→Empress Dowager Guomake empress
Guanqiu Jian→Empress Dowager Guofalse order
Zhong Hui→Empress Dowager Guofalse order
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In history · Records of the Three Kingdoms
Empress of Emperor Ming of Wei, Cao Rui; honored as Empress Dowager during the reign of Qi Wang Fang, participated in court politics. Empress of Emperor Ming of Wei, later Empress Dowager. Empress of Emperor Ming, died and was buried at Shouyangling.
In fiction · Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Empress Dowager of Wei, forced to agree to depose Cao Shuang. Empress Dowager of Wei, deceived by a forged edict.
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- Literature / legend2 profile notes
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
0 relations0 verified quotations - Official history3 profile notes
Records of the Three Kingdoms
6 relations4 verified quotations- Cao Rui→ funeral →Empress Dowager Guo
- Cao Rui→ make empress →Empress Dowager Guo
- Guanqiu Jian→ false order →Empress Dowager Guo
- Zhong Hui→ false order →Empress Dowager Guo
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葬文德郭后
funeral · Records of the Three Kingdoms, 魏书·明帝纪
帝疾困，遂立为皇后
make empress · Records of the Three Kingdoms, 魏书·后妃传
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History vs. fiction
Empress Dowager Guo of Wei
- based on factwas approved by Sima Yi to depose Cao Shuang
The official history Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Wei, Biographies of the Various Xiahou and Cao, records: 'Thereupon they arrested Shuang, Xi, Xun, Yan, Yang, Mi, Gui, Sheng, Fan, Dang, and others, and all were executed.' Romance of the Three Kingdoms, chapter 107, adds the plot that Sima Yi falsely claimed the Empress Dowager's authority: 'The Empress Dowager, in fear, had no choice but to comply. Yi urgently ordered Grand Commandant Jiang Ji and Master of Writing Sima Fu to jointly submit a memorial.'
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毌丘俭、锺会等作乱，咸假其命
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毌丘俭、锺会等作乱，咸假其命
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