Was Cao Cao a military and political genius or was he a tyrant?

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Was Cao Cao a military and political genius or was he a tyrant?
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I need help answering the above questing for my research project. I tried libraries and many online sources, but I can't seem to find any good sources. I only have basic background information about him. Can anybody help me find sources or historical analizations of Cao Cao? Thanks a lot.

No encyclopedias please.
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I did some more research on the web and found out that San Guo Zhi or The Annals of the Three Kingdoms by Chen Shou is the actual historical account of the Three Kingdoms. However there are no full english translations available. www.kongming.net have amateur translations but are very legitimate sources. Also according to Hong Kong University sources, The Romance of Three Kingdoms are 70% accurate with their historical facts.

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Well, in my opinion, I think he was all of the above. From what I remember from playing Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he started out as a good and respectable guy to many people. He had to be a very charismatic leader to be able to gain the following of many great generals like Xiaouh Dun, Xiaouh Yuan, and Sima Yi. But think that once he had the power, he just abused it like many, so called, tyrants.

As for the sources, other than the online encyclopedia (encyclopedia may have souces in it, try looking it up), I know there is a "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" book that had been translated into English. But it covers the whole story (both fiction and non-fiction), not just the story of Cao Cao.

I guess you are in the same dilemma that I am in right now. I am trying to find out about the current MP3's market share for my project, but no one on Y! Answers could help me. Sorry, for not being able to help you, just wanted to give you some support. Good luck.

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