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Cao E

Eastern Han Dynasty person CBDB=134914

PersonhumanQ11091010

Also known as Cao filial piety daughter

Born: 130
Died: 143
Birthplace: Shangyu District
Citizenship: Eastern Han
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Occupation: poet

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Cao E (130–143) was a young girl from Shangyu District, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province in China. She was the daughter of the shaman Cao Xu. The girl died in the year 143 while trying to save her father from drowning. In the year 151 a temple was built for her and the river in which she and her father drowned, was named after her.

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Family name: Cao
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1.Stated in China Biographical Database
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Sex or gender: female
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1.Stated in China Biographical Database
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Father: Cao Xu
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1.Stated in China Biographical Database
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Given name: E
Posthumous name: 曹孝女 hanyu pinyin transliteration: Cáo Xiàonǚ · author given names: Cao filial piety daughter
Valid in period: Eastern Han(0025–0220)
Cause of death: drowning

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