postgres Cao Yan (died 249) was a man of Qiao county in the commandery of Qiao, a son of Cao Zhen and younger brother of Cao Shuang in Cao Wei. When Cao Shuang held the regency he made him an attendant at court. In 249 Cao Shuang accompanied Emperor Cao Fang on a visit to the Gaoping tombs and Sima Yi seized power. Cao Yan was dismissed and soon beheaded for treason, with his three clans exterminated. /en/people/cao-yan-q11091096/relation.html person_cn_q11091096 person cao-yan-q11091096 曹彦

Cao Yan (died 249) was a man of Qiao county in the commandery of Qiao, a son of Cao Zhen and younger brother of Cao Shuang in Cao Wei. When Cao Shuang held the regency he made him an attendant at court. In 249 Cao Shuang accompanied Emperor Cao Fang on a visit to the Gaoping tombs and Sima Yi seized power. Cao Yan was dismissed and soon beheaded for treason, with his three clans exterminated.

published category-history tag-ancient-china wikidata https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11091096 zhwiki https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9B%B9%E5%BD%A5 2026-10-25T00:00:00+08:00 2026-10-25T00:00:00+08:00 user:admin 4 Cao Yan was a figure of Cao Wei. Wikidata gives his Chinese label as Cao Yan, in the traditional form of the character yan, and records his death in 249 and his occupation as political figure. The Chinese Wikipedia article is titled Cao Yan in the simplified form. The two are the same name, so the title stays as it is.[^wikidata][^zhwiki] ## Family and office The Chinese Wikipedia article says he was from Qiao county in the commandery of Qiao, a son of Cao Zhen and a younger brother of Cao Shuang. After Emperor Cao Fang came to the throne, Cao Shuang took the regency as general-in-chief and appointed Cao Yan as an attendant at court, with the right to go in and out of the palace.[^zhwiki] ## The coup at the Gaoping tombs In the tenth year of Zhengshi (249), Cao Yan went with Cao Shuang and others when Cao Fang visited the Gaoping tombs. Sima Yi took the chance to launch a coup and seized control of Luoyang, and Cao Yan was dismissed. Soon afterwards he was beheaded on a charge of treason, and his three clans were exterminated.[^zhwiki] ## Basic facts - Name: Cao Yan, written with the traditional character in Wikidata[^wikidata][^zhwiki] - Death: 249[^wikidata] - Origin: Qiao county, commandery of Qiao[^zhwiki] - Kin: son of Cao Zhen, younger brother of Cao Shuang[^zhwiki] - Portrayal: [[person_cn_q124617593|Cao Yan]] (a character in Romance of the Three Kingdoms) /people/cao-yan-q11091096.html en zh en 249 249 historical figure relation_cnportray_q124617593 person_cn_q124617593 based_on person_cn_q11091096 作品中的人物形象，原型为该历史人物。 person_cn_q124617593 wikidata Portrayals person_cn_q124617593 Cao Yan /en/people/cao-yan-sanguo-q124617593-q11091096.html true person_cn_q124617593 Cao Yan /en/people/cao-yan-sanguo-q124617593-q11091096.html person based_on Portrayals relation_cnportray_q124617593 person_cn_q124617593 based_on person_cn_q11091096 作品中的人物形象，原型为该历史人物。 person_cn_q124617593 wikidata Portrayals person_cn_q124617593 Cao Yan /en/people/cao-yan-sanguo-q124617593-q11091096.html true en zh en death_date Death 249 person_category Person category historical figure 1 50 1 1 1 1