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 of order after the political turmoil and civil war that brought the end of Han.
The present work offers a detailed account of Cao Cao's life...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004185224
• ISBN13: 9789004185227
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 568 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.5" x 9.7"