Is “Abolished the Han dynasty and established Wei by receiving the abdication” true?
attested in history
The Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Wei, Annals of Emperor Wen records that Cao Pi accepted the abdication of Emperor Xian of Han in 220 AD, changed the reign title to Huangchu, and established the Cao Wei regime. (Original text: 「三月,定历改年为孟夏四月。〈《魏书》曰:初,文皇帝即位,以受禅于汉,因循汉正朔弗改。帝在东宫著论,以为五帝三王虽同气共祖,礼不相袭,正朔自宜改变,以明受命之运。」——Source: data/raw/sanguozhi/魏书·明帝纪.txt)
Cao Pi
In official history, he is Emperor Wen of Wei, a literary figure and statesman; in fiction, he is portrayed as a narrow-minded villain who oppresses his own brother.
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