Cao Chong
Deceased Person
0196 – 0208
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Who was Cao Chong?
Cao Chong, 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. A child prodigy, Cao Chong is best known for his ingenious method of weighing an elephant using the principle of buoyancy. He had been considered by his father as a possible successor, but he died prematurely at the age of 12.
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