Yellow Turban Rebellion

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The Yellow Turban Rebellion was a massive peasant uprising in late 2nd-century China that severely weakened the Han dynasty and helped set the stage for the Three Kingdoms period.

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Yellow Turban Rebellion canonical 6
Fall of the Han dynasty 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil war
historical event
peasant rebellion
uprising
alsoKnownAs Huangjin Qiyi
Yellow Scarves Rebellion
country Han dynasty
describedIn Hou Hanshu
surface form: Book of the Later Han

Records of the Three Kingdoms
endTime c. 185
hasCause breakdown of local governance
corruption of eunuchs at the imperial court
heavy taxation under the Han dynasty
natural disasters and famine
widespread peasant poverty
hasEffect contributed to the fall of the Eastern Han
helped set the stage for the Three Kingdoms period
political fragmentation of the Han empire
rise of regional warlords
severe weakening of the Han dynasty
historicalRegion Han dynasty
surface form: Eastern Han dynasty
ideology Taoist-inspired egalitarianism
millenarianism
influenced formation of the Three Kingdoms
subsequent peasant uprisings in Chinese history
leader Zhang Bao
Zhang Jue
Zhang Liang
location China
Han dynasty
surface form: Eastern Han China
notableFor religious and millenarian character
scale of peasant participation
opponent Cao Cao
Emperor Ling of Han
Han imperial armies
He Jin
Huangfu Song
Liu Bei
Sun Jian
Zhu Jun
organizedBy Way of Supreme Peace
participant Han central government
surface form: Han imperial government

local militias
peasant rebels
regional warlords
partOf crises of the late Eastern Han
religion Taoism
startTime 184
symbol yellow headscarves
timePeriod late 2nd century

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Han dynasty significantEvent Yellow Turban Rebellion
Han dynasty militaryConflict Yellow Turban Rebellion
Three Kingdoms period precededByEvent Yellow Turban Rebellion
Liang Province Rebellion relatedTo Yellow Turban Rebellion
Romance of the Three Kingdoms depictsEvent Yellow Turban Rebellion
Romance of the Three Kingdoms depictsEvent Yellow Turban Rebellion
this entity surface form: Fall of the Han dynasty
Emperor Ling of Han associatedWithEvent Yellow Turban Rebellion