Cao Song (died 193)[1] was the father of the late Han Dynasty warlord Cao Cao. He was originally surnamed "Xiahou", but changed his surname to "Cao" after becoming the foster son of the eunuch Cao Teng. Cao Song's descendants also adopted "Cao" as their family name.
By the year 193, China had been divided into various ruling states as a result of the decaying of the Han Dynasty. One such ruling lord was Cao Cao, whose father, Cao Song, had previously held rank in the Han. Cao Cao had arranged for his father to travel to his own province of Yan, and while passing through Xu province, Cao Song had been invited to rest by its governor. Xu’s governor, Tao Qian, was known throughout China for being kind and gentle. To ensure Cao Song’s safe passage to Yan, Tao Qian had assigned five hundred of his troops under Commander Zhang Kai, but Kai, a former Yellow Turban, had instead killed Cao Song and his entire clan for the goods they were carrying. Cao Cao, blaming Tao Qian for the loss of his family, launched a full scale invasion against Xu province upon learning what had happened.
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- ^ de Crespigny, Rafe (2007). A biographical dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms (23–220 AD). Brill. p. 48. ISBN 978-90-04-15605-0.
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