Cao Zicheng (birth and death dates unknown) was a son of Cao Cao, a warlord who rose to power in the late Eastern Han dynasty and laid the foundation for the state of
Three Kingdoms
The Three Kingdoms () from 220 to 280 AD was the tripartite division of China among the dynastic states of Cao Wei, Shu Han, and Eastern Wu. The Three Kingdoms period was preceded by the Eastern Han dynasty and was followed by the West ...
period of China. His mother was Lady Li (李姬), a concubine of Cao Cao. She also bore Cao Cao two other sons:
Cao Zizheng
Cao Zizheng (died 218) was a son of Cao Cao, a warlord who rose to power in the late Eastern Han dynasty and laid the foundation for the state of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms period of China. His mother was Lady Li (李姬), a concubine of Cao ...
and Cao Zijing. Cao Zicheng died early and had no son to succeed him. He was posthumously honoured as "Duke Shang of Gucheng" (穀城殤公) in 231 by
Cao Rui
Cao Rui () (204 or 206 – 22 January 239), courtesy name Yuanzhong, was the second emperor of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. His parentage is in dispute: his mother, Lady Zhen, was Yuan Xi's wife, but she later rem ...
, the second emperor of the Cao Wei state.(穀城殤公子乘，早薨。太和五年追封謚。無後。) ''Sanguozhi'' vol. 20.