Book of the Later Han: Cao Cao concurrently took the post of Commandant of the Directorate (Sili), seized control of government and moved the capital…
Cao Cao concurrently took the post of Commandant of the Directorate (Sili), seized control of government and moved the capital to Xu.
庚申,遷都許。
Location: 後漢書卷9 孝獻帝紀 建安1年
The emperor left Huanyuan and went east, and Cao Cao established his capital at Xu (on the advice of Dong Zhao).
九月,車駕出轘轅而東,以太祖爲大將軍,封武平侯。
Location: 魏書 武帝紀 (卷01) 建安1년
Place: 許
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