You have put forward an important point, which Chinese experts should take into consideration when deciding whether or not the tomb’s occupant is truly Cao Cao. I hope the ultimate consensus will satisfy both the believers and the doubters. We shall wait and see.

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Pin Foo

I enjoyed reading about your article on Cao Cao’s tomb. I too am a little skeptical about its genuineness. I remember the Chinese press reported the finding of a tablet bearing the name Wei Wu Di in the tomb. Cao Cao’s official title when he died was Wei Wang. He was not a Di (sovereign ruler). His son Cao Pi took over the Han throne and became a Di. He gave his father the posthumous title of Han Wu Di. I do not know whether the title was given before or after Cao Cao’s burial. If the title was conferred after the burial, then the tablet should be a fake.