[ Son of Cao Yu. Last Emperor of the Wei Dynasty. Abdicated to Sima Yan.
Officer Details
Wade-Giles: Ts‘ao Huan (Ching-ming)
Simplified Chinese: 曹奂 (景明)
Pronunciation: Cao2 Huan4 (Jing3ming2)
Other Names: Cao Huang
Name Notes: Originally named Cao Huang (曹璜). An Emperor’s given name was ineffable. As such, it was stricken from use (sometimes changing city names and re-writing literature). Cao Huang changed his name to Huan to lessen the impact of this practice (learn more).
Family and Relationships
Cao Yu (Father); Cao Cao (Grandfather)