Mao Jie | |
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Official of Cao Cao | |
Born | (Unknown) |
Died | 216 |
Names | |
Traditional Chinese | 毛玠 |
Simplified Chinese | 毛玠 |
Pinyin | Máo Jiè |
Wade–Giles | Mao Chieh |
Courtesy name | Xiaoxian (Chinese: 孝先; pinyin: Xiàoxiān; Wade–Giles: Hsiao-hsien) |
Mao Jie (died 216), courtesy name Xiaoxian, was an official serving under the warlord Cao Cao in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He was from Pingqiu County, in Chenliu Commandery (east of present-day Fengqiu County, Henan). On the recommendation of Man Chong, Mao Jie joined Cao Cao. Mao Jie was very skilled when it came to domestic policies promoting the prioritisation of agriculture.