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《General History of China》Episode 29 Synopsis

Yellow Turban Rebellion

The Yellow Turban Disaster was a peasant war in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. It was also one of the largest religiously organized civil uprisings in Chinese history. It began in the seventh year of Emperor Guanghe of the Han Dynasty (AD 184). At that time, there was corruption in the court and fighting between eunuchs and relatives.Not only did the border wars continue, the country became increasingly weak, and due to the severe drought across the country, grains were not collected and taxes were not reduced. The desperate poor farmers, under the orders of the Julu people to raise their horns, rose up one after another. They wore yellow scarves on their heads and shouted %天天The slogan "He is dead, Huang Tiandang is established, he is aged in Jiazi, and the world is prosperous" launched a fierce attack on the bureaucratic landlords, and had a huge impact on the rule of the Eastern Han Dynasty. In order to quell the rebellion, various places supported their own troops, although they eventually revoltedIt ended in failure, but the situation of warlord separatism and the existence of the Eastern Han Dynasty in name only was irreversible, which ultimately led to the formation of the Three Kingdoms situation.

Yellow Turban Rebellion