Cao Chong
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Cao Chong was a famously precocious son of the warlord Cao Cao, best known for his ingenious method of weighing an elephant during the late Eastern Han period.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese person
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child prodigy ⓘ historical figure ⓘ male ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | 12 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Cao Wei (founding family) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | 196 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| courtesyName | Cangshu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalDepiction | appears in later retellings and children’s stories about ingenuity ⓘ |
| deathYear | 208 ⓘ |
| dynasty | Eastern Han dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | late Eastern Han period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Cao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Cao Cao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherTitle |
King of Wei
NERFINISHED
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warlord ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Chong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Three Kingdoms era (context) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | non-heir son of Cao Cao ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being precociously intelligent as a child
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method of weighing an elephant ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Chinese ⓘ |
| legacy | used as an example in education to illustrate problem-solving skills ⓘ |
| mother | Lady Huan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Han Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | 曹沖 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAnecdote | Cao Chong weighed an elephant by using displacement of water and comparing the weight of stones loaded on a ship. ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
cleverness
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kind disposition (as described in historical texts) ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Xu (Xuchang) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| posthumousReputation | symbol of child genius in Chinese culture ⓘ |
| region | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| romanization | Cáo Chōng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling |
Cao Ang
NERFINISHED
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Cao Chong (younger half-brothers and half-sisters, various) NERFINISHED ⓘ Cao Pi NERFINISHED ⓘ Cao Xiong NERFINISHED ⓘ Cao Zhang NERFINISHED ⓘ Cao Zhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
Records of the Three Kingdoms
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Sanguozhi (Records of the Three Kingdoms) by Chen Shou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeframe | 2nd–3rd century CE ⓘ |
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