Cao Shuang
Cao Shuang | |
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| 曹爽 | |
| Manager of the Affairs of the Masters of Writing (錄尚書事) | |
| In office ? – 5 February 249 | |
| Monarch | Cao Fang |
| General-in-Chief (大將軍) | |
| In office 19 January 239 – 5 February 249 | |
| Monarch | Cao Rui / Cao Fang |
| Preceded by | Cao Yu |
| General of the Military Guards (武衛將軍) | |
| In office 227 – 19 January 239 | |
| Monarch | Cao Rui |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | 9 February 249 Luoyang, Henan |
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| Occupation | Military general, regent |
| Courtesy name | Zhaobo (昭伯) |
| Peerage | Marquis of Wu'an (武安侯) |
Cao Shuang (died 9 February 249), courtesy name Zhaobo, was a Chinese military general and regent of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He was the eldest son of Cao Zhen, a prominent general of Cao Wei. He initially held great power in Cao Wei as General-in-Chief but later lost his power to Sima Yi in the Incident at the Gaoping Tombs and was executed on charges of treason.