Cao Cao's grave is suspected of being his nephew

Some Chinese scientists say that the tomb in An Duong, Ha Nam and China is still considered to be Cao's, actually by Wei Yuan De, the last emperor of Wei.

Zhang Quoc An, a doctor of history, Beijing Normal University is the one who made this point. According to Sina.com, Dr. Quoc An said: as soon as Ha Nam's Bureau of Literature announced the discovery of Cao Cao grave at Tay Cao Huyet, An Duong district, Ha Nam, he went to the excavation site to consider. Based on the evidence gathered, Mr. An said this could be the grave of Wei Yuan Emperor Cao Ho, the grandson of Cao Cao.

Cao Cao's tomb is still a mystery to Chinese scientists.
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The questions Mr. An raised to suggest that the grave could not be Cao Cao's: how to address ' Wei Yu Wang ' on the steles found in the grave. Secondly, the tomb has many points that are completely unlike the burial style of Cao Cao era.

Sina quoted the doctor: ' Most tombs in the late Han Han period had three rooms, while the tomb in West Cao Huyet had only two. The two-room style is a burial form for the aristocracy at Wei Xun 'time.

The age of stone paintings found in tombs later than the time of Cao Cao lived is the third cause given by Quoc An.

All of these evidence and arguments have led the doctor to make a judgment about the grave in West Cao Huy, An Duong is actually the grave of Wei Yuan. He also said that in the past, it was thought that Cao Ho tomb was located in Linzhong, Hebei. But in 1986, archaeologists excavated and discovered that it was not Cao's tomb.

In addition, the skeleton of the man found in the tomb was determined to be around the age of 60. Thus, it can still be considered appropriate in the difference compared to Cao Cao's age (66 years). But compared to Cao's age of 58, it is even closer and more reasonable. This is considered another proof for Quoc An to affirm that the tomb in Tay Cao Huyet, An Duong and Ha Nam is Cao Ho's grave, not Cao Cao's.