Cao Ziqin (birth and death dates unknown) was a son of Cao Cao, a warlord who rose to power in the late Eastern Han dynasty and laid the foundation for the state of
Three Kingdoms
The Three Kingdoms () from 220 to 280 AD was the tripartite division of China among the dynastic states of Cao Wei, Shu Han, and Eastern Wu. The Three Kingdoms period was preceded by the Eastern Han dynasty and was followed by the West ...
period of China. His mother was Lady Sun (孫姬), a concubine of Cao Cao. She also bore Cao Cao two other sons: Cao Zishang and
Cao Biao
Cao Biao (195 – July 251), courtesy name Zhuhu, was an imperial prince of the Cao Wei state in the Three Kingdoms period of China.
Life
Cao Biao was a son of Cao Cao, a warlord who rose to power in the late Eastern Han dynasty and laid the ...
. Cao Ziqin died early and had no son to succeed him. He was posthumously honoured as "Duke Shang of Gang" (剛殤公) in 231 by
Cao Rui
Cao Rui () (204 or 206 – 22 January 239), courtesy name Yuanzhong, was the second emperor of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. His parentage is in dispute: his mother, Lady Zhen, was Yuan Xi's wife, but she later rem ...
, the second emperor of the Cao Wei state.(剛殤公子勤，早薨。太和五年追封謚。無後。) ''Sanguozhi'' vol. 20.