Cao Chong
| Cao Chong 曹沖 | |||||||||
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| Born | 196 | ||||||||
| Died | 208 (aged 12) | ||||||||
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| House | House of Cao | ||||||||
| Father | Cao Cao | ||||||||
| Mother | Consort Huan | ||||||||
Cao Chong (196–208), courtesy name Cangshu, was a son of Cao Cao, a warlord who rose to power towards the end of the Han dynasty and laid the foundation of the state of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms period of China. A child prodigy, Cao Chong is best known for his ingenious method of weighing an elephant using the principle of buoyancy. He was considered by his father as a possible successor but died prematurely at the age of 12.