Cao Jie (eunuch)
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Cao Jie was an eunuch
of the late Han Dynasty
, who served Emperor Ling of Han
; he was also one of the Ten regular attendants (also known as the Ten Eunuchs), a group of court eunuchs who held great influence in the Han imperial court. Cao Jie was responsible for the death of Dou Wu
and Chen Fan.
Eunuch
A eunuch is a person born male most commonly castrated, typically early enough in his life for this change to have major hormonal consequences...
of the late Han Dynasty
Han Dynasty
The Han Dynasty was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms . It was founded by the rebel leader Liu Bang, known posthumously as Emperor Gaozu of Han. It was briefly interrupted by the Xin Dynasty of the former regent Wang Mang...
, who served Emperor Ling of Han
Emperor Ling of Han
Emperor Ling of Han, trad. ch. 漢靈帝;, sim. ch. 汉灵帝, py. hàn líng dì, wg. Han Ling-ti, was an emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty. He was a great-great-grandson of Emperor Zhang. The Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out during Emperor Ling's reign.Emperor Ling's reign saw yet another repetition of...
; he was also one of the Ten regular attendants (also known as the Ten Eunuchs), a group of court eunuchs who held great influence in the Han imperial court. Cao Jie was responsible for the death of Dou Wu
Dou Wu
Dou Wu , courtesy name Youping , was a Han Dynasty politician who was known as a Confucian scholar and served as a low-level official during the reign of Emperor Huan until his daughter Dou Miao was elevated from imperial consort to empress, which caused him to be promoted, eventually to become...
and Chen Fan.