Cao Cao (曹操)

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Cao Cao was a Chinese warlord and the penultimate Chancellor of the Eastern Han dynasty who rose to great power in the final years of the dynasty. As one of the central figures of the Three Kingdoms period, he laid the foundations for what was to become the state of Cao Wei and was posthumously honoured as “Emperor Wu of Wei”. He is often portrayed as a ruthless tyrant in literature; however, he has also been praised as a brilliant ruler and military genius who treated his subordinates like his family.

During the fall of the Eastern Han dynasty, Cao Cao was able to secure the most populated and prosperous cities of the central plains and northern China. Cao Cao had much success as the Han chancellor, but his handling of the Han emperor Liu Xie was heavily criticised and resulted in a continued and then escalated civil war.

曹操字孟德，东汉末年著名军事家、政治家、文学家和诗人，三国时代曹魏奠基者和主要缔造者。曹操于建安年间权倾天下，在世时官至丞相，爵至魏王，谥号武王。其子曹丕受禅称帝后，追尊其为武皇帝，庙号太祖。

东汉末年，天下大乱，曹操以汉朝天子刘协的名义征讨四方，对内消灭二袁、吕布、刘表、马超、韩遂等割据势力，对外降服南匈奴、乌桓、鲜卑等，统一了中国北方，并实行一系列政策恢复经济生产和社会秩序，扩大屯田、兴修水利、奖励农桑、重视手工业、安置流亡人口、实行“租调制”，从而使中原社会渐趋稳定、经济出现转机。

曹操喜欢用诗歌、散文来抒发自己政治抱负，反映民生疾苦，是魏晋文学的代表人物，鲁迅赞之为“改造文章的祖师”。同时曹操擅长书法，唐朝张怀瓘《书断》将曹操的章草评为“妙品”。

(Material: Clay, Porcelain, Ceramic)

(Finish: Bronze Layer)

(Height: 29 cm, Length: 21 cm, Depth: 15 cm)

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