Cáo Cāo was a regional warloard and the penultimate Chancellor of the eastern Han Dynasty who rose to great power during its final years in ancient China . As one of the central figures of the Three Kingdoms period, he laid the foundations for what was to become the Kingdom of Wei (also known as Cáo Wèi) and was posthumously titled Emperor Wu of Wei (魏武帝). Although often portrayed as a cruel and merciless tyrant, Cao Cao has also been praised as a brilliant ruler and military genius who treated his officers like his family. He was also skilled in poetry and the martial arts, and wrote many war journals
Sima Yi was a strategist, general, and politician of Cao Wei. He is perhaps best known for defending Cao Wei from Zhuge liang Northern Expeditions. His success and subsequent rise in prominence paved the way for his grandson Sima Yan's foundation of the Jin Dyanasty, which would eventually bring an end to the Three Kingdoms era. After the founding of the Jin Dynasty, Sima Yi was posthumously honored as Emperor Xuan of Jin with the temple name of Gaozu.
Xiahau Dun was a military general under the powerful warlord Cao Cao during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdom. Dun and Cao share family relations. One of the most trusted men of Cao Cao's, Xiahou Dun aided the warlord in his campaigns against Liu Bei , Sun Quan, and Lu Bu. Xiahou Dun lost his left eye during a battle, and subsequently became known among the rank and file as "Blind Xiahou", which greatly irked him. His image as a one-eyed warrior was later popularized by the historical novel Romance ot the three kingdom , in which he was said to have yanked the arrow fired by enemy general Cao Xing out of his eye and devoured his own eyeball to instill fear in his enemies.
Xiahau Dun was a military general under the powerful warlord Cao Cao during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdom. Dun and Cao share family relations. One of the most trusted men of Cao Cao's, Xiahou Dun aided the warlord in his campaigns against Liu Bei , Sun Quan, and Lu Bu. Xiahou Dun lost his left eye during a battle, and subsequently became known among the rank and file as "Blind Xiahou", which greatly irked him. His image as a one-eyed warrior was later popularized by the historical novel Romance ot the three kingdom , in which he was said to have yanked the arrow fired by enemy general Cao Xing out of his eye and devoured his own eyeball to instill fear in his enemies.
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