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Ts'ao Mao ^ ^ (T. ^ ±). A.D. 241-260. Grandson of 2005 Ts^ao P^ei. At the age of four he was created "^ ^ H^ ^, and in 254 he succeeded Ts^ao Fang as fourth Emperor of the Wei dynasty. Known in history by the above title, and also as

T8*ao VLo ^ ^ or Ts'ao Kuei 1^ ^|J. 7th cent. B.C. A 2006

general under Duke ^ Chuang of the Lu State, who was defeated ' in three battles by the forces of the Gh4 State, the result being surrender of territory in order to make peace. However at the ratification of the treaty between the two States he succeeded in frightening Duke Huan (see Huan Kung) into restoring the lost territory.

Ts'ao O 1^ ^. 2nd cent. B.C. Daughter of a magician who 2007 was accidentally drowned, when she was only fourteen, in the river near j^ JP[. Shao-hsing in Chehkiang. After wandering for seventeen days on its banks, in the hope of recovering her father's corpse, she threw herself into the river and put an end to her existence. Several days later her dead body rose to the surface, clasping in its arms that of her beloved father.

Ts*ao P'ei ^ 3^ (T. ^5g). A.D. 188-227. Son of Ts'ao 2008 Ts^ao. On his father*s death in 220 he declared himself Emperor, and the throne was ceded to him by the imbecile monarch Hsien Ti who died in 234. He adopted Wei as the style of his dynasty, and set to work to organise the administration, arranging among other things the grades of .official rank. Canonised as ^ ^. Ts*ao Pin ]^;|5^ (T. g ^). A.D. 930-999.' A native of 2009 Ling-shou in Chihli. When a year old his parents took a forecast of his future career by placing before him a variety of articles. With his left hand he clutched at a spear and shield, with his