Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Notable Names During The Yellow Turban Rebellion

By Jennie Sandoval


A lot of people are actually involved when it comes to the Yellow Turban rebellion. Just like any other movements, this rebellion has a leader that started their cause. There are also other notable people who have obtained notoriety for the said period. It will help the person learn more about the cause if he knows the leaders for that rebellion.

The most popular people during this time is in fact the three brothers who have started the rebellion. While they might have started this type of rebellion in lieu of their religion, they still have gained the notoriety as rebels since they also plunder and kill. In order to learn more about this part of history, know about the three brothers first.

One of the brothers, and is said to be the leader, is Zhang Jue. He is someone who started this kind of rebellion in response to the corruption and oppression of the Han government. When the rebellion started, the three brothers have given themselves titles and he took on the Lord of Heaven General.

Another one who has great influence over the soldiers of the rebellion is the youngest brother, Zhang Liang. Even if he is the youngest, he is still a skilled military leader. He was even considered to be the best military leader out of the three Zhang brothers. During the rebellion, he was known to be the Lord of Man General.

Another one is Zhang Bao. Bao is the middle sibling of the Zhang siblings, although there were some rumors saying that he was actually the youngest. During the rebellion, Bao was self-titled to be the Lord of Earth General. He was said to be operating from his home commandery of Julu along with his two other brothers.

The people who gained notoriety at this point in time are not only the top brass of the rebellion. This means that there are also people besides the three Zhang siblings who became famous in their own right. A few of the people who became famous are the divisions leaders, the one who has the leadership underneath the Zhang siblings.

One of these division leaders is a man known to be Bo Cai. He was one of the men who was made to be Large Division leaders. With the authority given to him, he was also given the responsibility to take charge of the life of more than ten thousand men. More than that, he is also capable of appointing a gang leader.

The other division leader who has similar authority to Bo Cai is the man named Ma Yuanyi. Like Bo Cai, he was also given the title of Large Division leader. He was the one who helped with the proper military planning of this rebellion too. Most of the followers who was under his rule came from the Jin and Yang provinces.

The said rebellion has indeed a great effect on the historical stories of China. In fact, this Yellow Turban rebellion has caused the start of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The latter is known to be the warring period of the kingdom, a period of time in China's history that is comparable to the Sengoku period of Japan.




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