Cao Cao Timeline

Life of Cao Cao, Chinese military dictator and founder of the Wei state.

The Yellow Turban rebellion breaks out when local government offices are attacked across China.

Cao Cao takes over the former Han government and appoints himself chancellor, in effect, a military dictator.

Cao Cao represses for good the Yellow Turban rebellion in China.

Cao Cao declares himself king of the Wei, the state which governed large parts of the former Han empire.

Death of the North China military dictator Cao Cao.