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Event war East Asia

Yellow Turban Rebellion

184 CE – 205 CE

A massive peasant uprising led by the Taoist Zhang Jue against the corrupt Han Dynasty. Though suppressed, it fatally weakened imperial authority and set the stage for the Three Kingdoms era.

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Peasant revolt against the Eastern Han dynasty

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Conflict · East Asia

Yellow Turban Rebellion

184 CE – 205 CE

A massive peasant uprising led by the Taoist Zhang Jue against the corrupt Han Dynasty. Though suppressed, it fatally weakened imperial authority and set the stage for the Three Kingdoms era.

Standing in 184 CE

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