Yellow Turban Rebellion

The Yellow Turban Rebellion ,sometimes also translated as the Yellow Scarves Rebellion, was an AD 184 peasant rebellion led by Zhang Jiao against Emperor Lingdi of the Han Dynasty of China. It is named for the color of the scarves which the rebels wore around their heads. The rebels were associated with secret Taiping Taoist societies and the rebellion marked an important point in the history of Taoism. The rebellion is the opening event in the Chinese literary classic Romance of the Three Kingdoms.