Zhang Jue was the founder of the religious Taoist movement called the Way of the Taiping, and he led his followers in the Yellow Turban Rebellion. In the "Ro... [Read more]
Japanese: Shigeru Chiba
Zhang Jue was the founder of the religious Taoist movement called the Way of the Taiping, and he led his followers in the Yellow Turban Rebellion. In the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms," it is said a sage gave him tomes titled "Taipingjing," or "Scriptures of the Great Peace." These writings purportedly helped Zhang Jue learn various kinds of sorcery, such as control over weather. Later, Zhang Jue was said to employ various items, such as enchanted water called fúshuǐ, to save many people, and he soon came to call himself "Great Teacher." His reputation helped him build a large following, and the group came to be known as the Yellow Turbans, owing to their headwear.
In the year 184, the Yellow Turbans finally rose up in rebellion against the corrupt Han Dynasty, which mistreated the people and were thought to be the cause of the many disasters plaguing the nation. Zhang Jue gave himself the title "General of Heaven," his younger brother Zhang Bao "General of Earth," and Zhang Liang "General of the People."
But during the conflict, Zhang Jue died of illness. After his death, Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang fell in battle, and the Yellow Turban Rebellion approached its end.
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