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Cao Teng
Cao Teng, courtesy name Jixing (曹腾), was an Eastern Han dynasty eunuch who served in the palace for more than thirty years and was enfeoffed as Marquis of Feiting.
Cao Thắng
Cao Thắng, also known as Cao Tất Thắng, was a Vietnamese military commander of peasant origin, Phan Đình Phùng's principal lieutenant in the Hương Khê uprising against French rule.
Cao Wei (曹魏)
Cao Wei (曹魏), or Wei, was the Three Kingdoms state founded by Cao Pi in 220 at Luoyang after Emperor Xian's abdication, strongest of the three regimes, ruled by the Cao family until Sima Yan replaced it with Jin in 265.
Cao Wei Central Army (Zhongjun)
The Cao Wei Central Army (曹魏中军) was the centrally commanded field and guard army of the Cao Wei state, formally distinguished from provincial outer armies under the dudu system in 220 to 226.
Cao Wenzhao
Cao Wenzhao (曹文诏) was a Ming dynasty general from Datong, ranked by the Ming History as the finest general of the late Ming for his campaigns against the rebels.
Cao Wushang's betrayal report and Xiang Bo's intercession
Cao Wushang's betrayal report (曹无伤告密) was a secret message by Liu Bang's officer Cao Wushang telling Xiang Yu that Liu Bang meant to rule Guanzhong.
Cao Xian
Cao Xian (曹宪) was a Sui dynasty philologist from Jiangdu, Yangzhou, who served as Scholar of the Palace Library and founded the Jianghuai study of the Wen Xuan.
Cao Xiu
Cao Xiu (曹休), courtesy name Wenlie, was a kinsman of Cao Wei's founder who commanded the eastern front against Wu, rising to Grand Marshal before his 228 defeat at Shiting.
Cao Xueqin
Cao Xueqin (曹雪芹) was a Qing dynasty novelist, poet, and painter, author of Dream of the Red Chamber, who died in 1763 or 1764 and is widely considered China's greatest novelist.
Cao Yi (Charlie Cao)
Cao Yi, known as Charlie Cao, is a Chinese venture capitalist who founded Beijing-based Source Code Capital in 2014, known for early investments in ByteDance and Meituan.
Cao Yu
Cao Yu (曹禺, 1910–1996), pen name of Wan Jiabao, was a Chinese playwright whose early plays, above all Thunderstorm, are treated as marking the maturity of modern Chinese spoken drama.
Cao Yuan
Cao Yuan (曹元, 1449–1521) was a Ming dynasty official who rose to Minister of Personnel and Grand Secretary under the Zhengde emperor through the eunuch Liu Jin.
Cao Zhen
Cao Zhen (曹真), courtesy name Zidan, was a Cao Wei military commander, an adopted kinsman of Cao Cao who became co-regent for Emperor Ming and Grand Marshal.
Cao Zhenyong
Cao Zhenyong (曹振镛, 1755–1835) was a Qing dynasty Grand Secretary and Grand Councilor from Shexian, Anhui, who served three emperors over fifty years and received the posthumous title Wenzheng.
Cao Zhi
Cao Zhi (曹植, 192–232), courtesy name Zijian, was a poet and prince of Wei, a son of Cao Cao and a leading figure of Jian'an literature.
Cao Zhi and the Succession Struggle
Cao Zhi and the Succession Struggle (曹丕曹植继位之争) was the contest between Cao Cao's sons Cao Pi and Cao Zhi to be named heir, settled in Cao Pi's favor.
Caodaism
Caodaism (Đạo Cao Đài), formally Đại Đạo Tam Kỳ Phổ Độ, is a syncretistic Vietnamese religion founded in 1926 at Tây Ninh, combining Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism.
Caodong school
The Caodong school (曹洞宗) is one of the five houses of Chan Buddhism, founded by Dongshan Liangjie and completed by Caoshan Benji in late Tang China.
Caolan Robertson
Caolan Robertson (born 1994, Kilkenny, Ireland) is an Irish independent war correspondent based in Kyiv, formerly a far-right video maker for Rebel News and Tommy Robinson, now a Patreon-funded Ukraine reporter awarded Ukraine's Order of Merit (third class) in 2026.
Caolu School (Wu Cheng's School)
The Caolu School (草庐学派) was a Yuan dynasty Confucian school centered on the scholar Wu Cheng, known for combining the teachings of Zhu Xi and Lu Jiuyuan.
Caonabo
Caonabo (Caonabó), Taíno cacique of Maguana in Hispaniola, led the first organized Indigenous resistance to Spanish settlement, destroying La Navidad; captured by Ojeda's shackle ruse, he died in 1496 en route to Spain.
Caoyun Zeli
The Caoyun Zeli (漕运则例纂) is a twenty-juan Qing dynasty compendium of rules, quotas, and precedents governing the grain tribute system, compiled by Yang Xifu and presented in 1769.
Cap badge
Cap badge: authorised military headdress insignia identifying a regiment or corps, especially in the British Army; regulated since the 1751 Royal Warrant, with designs recording battle honours, crowns, and county ties.
Cap10 Partners
Cap10 Partners is a London-based pan-European private equity firm founded in 2021 by Fabrice Nottin, formerly of Apollo, making control buyout investments in mid-market companies.
Capability approach
The capability approach, or capabilities approach, is a framework for evaluating well-being and justice by the substantive freedoms people have to achieve valuable doings and beings, developed by Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum.
Capac Yupanqui
Capac Yupanqui was, in the king lists recorded by early Spanish chroniclers, the fifth ruler of the Incas at Cuzco and a member of the Hurin Cuzco dynasty.
Capacity (law)
Capacity (law): the legal ability to enter binding contracts, requiring minimum age and sound mind. Related to incapacity doctrine (void or voidable contracts), minors, mental incapacity, and conflict-of-laws connecting factors.
Capacity building
Capacity building, also known as capacity development or capacity strengthening, is purposeful external intervention to strengthen the ability of people, organizations, and societies to manage their affairs successfully.
Capacity utilization
Capacity utilization is the ratio of actual output to the maximum sustainable output of an economy, industry, or plant, expressed as a percentage; in the United States the headline series is the Federal Reserve's G.17 release.
Caparo Industries plc v Dickman
Caparo Industries plc v Dickman [1990] UKHL 2, House of Lords negligence case establishing foreseeability, proximity and fair-just-reasonable elements for duty of care; auditors owed no duty to investors; universal test rejected by Robinson 2018.