Gaoping Tombs coup
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The Gaoping Tombs coup was a pivotal 249 CE power seizure in the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period, in which the general and regent Sima Yi eliminated his political rival Cao Shuang and paved the way for the rise of the Jin dynasty.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gaoping Tombs coup canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coup d'état
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political purge ⓘ power seizure ⓘ |
| chronologyWithin | Three Kingdoms period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | internal political conflict ⓘ |
| country | Cao Wei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 249 ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Records of the Three Kingdoms
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Zizhi Tongjian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
consolidation of Sima clan power in Cao Wei
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eventual usurpation of the Wei throne by the Jin dynasty ⓘ rise of the Sima family regency ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Gaopingling coup
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Incident at Gaoping Tombs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
power struggle between Sima Yi and Cao Shuang
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regency conflict during the minority of Cao Fang ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
marked the beginning of Sima clan dominance in northern China
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paved the way for the establishment of the Jin dynasty ⓘ |
| hasMainAntagonist | Cao Shuang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainProtagonist | Sima Yi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotive |
removal of Cao Shuang's control over the Wei government
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securing regency power for Sima Yi ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Cao Shuang
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Ding Mi NERFINISHED ⓘ Emperor Cao Fang NERFINISHED ⓘ He Yan NERFINISHED ⓘ Huan Fan NERFINISHED ⓘ Li Sheng NERFINISHED ⓘ Sima Shi NERFINISHED ⓘ Sima Yi NERFINISHED ⓘ Sima Zhao NERFINISHED ⓘ Xiahou Xuan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Gaoping Tombs
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Luoyang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Cao Shuang faction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Cao Wei
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political history of the Three Kingdoms period ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 249 ⓘ |
| precededBy | appointment of Sima Yi and Cao Shuang as co-regents of Cao Fang ⓘ |
| result |
Sima Yi becomes sole regent of Cao Wei
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centralization of power under Sima Yi ⓘ elimination of Cao Shuang's faction ⓘ weakening of imperial authority of Cao Fang ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
arrest of Cao Shuang at Gaoping Tombs
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execution of Cao Shuang and his clan ⓘ forced surrender of Cao Shuang ⓘ seizure of military control of Luoyang by Sima Yi ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Sima Yi faction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| temporalContext | reign of Emperor Cao Fang ⓘ |
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