Cao Cao, also known as Mengde, had the courtesy name Jili and the small courtesy name Amun. Some say his surname was Xiahou. He was born in Qiao County, Pei State (now Bozhou, Anhui Province) and served as the prime minister, powerful minister, politician, military strategist, literary figure, poet, and calligrapher in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He was also the King of Wei and the founder of the Cao Wei regime.
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