Imperial warlord : : a biography of Cao Cao 155-220 AD / / by Rafe de Crespigny.

The warlord Cao Cao, founder of the Three Kingdoms state of Wei, is most commonly known through the romantic tradition of the novel Sanguo yanyi and other dramatic fictions, which portray him as cruel and vicious. In fact, however, Cao Cao was a fine strategist and politician who restored a measure...

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Superior document:Sinica Leidensia ; v. 99
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Year of Publication:2010
Language:English
Series:Sinica Leidensia ; v. 99.
Physical Description:1 online resource (567 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material / R. De Crespigny
  • Introduction / R. De Crespigny
  • Chapter One. Grandson Of A Eunuch 155–189 / R. De Crespigny
  • Chapter Two. To Guard The Emperor 190–196 / R. De Crespigny
  • Chapter Three. To Battle At Guandu 197–200 / R. De Crespigny
  • Chapter Four. The Conduct Of Civil War / R. De Crespigny
  • Chapter Five. Conquest Of The North 201–207 / R. De Crespigny
  • Chapter Six. Red Cliffs 208 / R. De Crespigny
  • Chapter Seven. Military Matters 209–217 / R. De Crespigny
  • Chapter Eight. Court And Capital / R. De Crespigny
  • Chapter Nine. Tensions Of Loyalty 210–217 / R. De Crespigny
  • Chapter Ten. The Last Years 218–220 / R. De Crespigny
  • Chapter Eleven. Another Life: History, Anecdote And Fiction / R. De Crespigny
  • Bibliography / R. De Crespigny
  • Index / R. De Crespigny.