Hoàng Cân

Definition

1. Proper Noun:
   • Yellow Turbans: The name of a major peasant rebellion that took place in China during the late Eastern Han Dynasty (c. 184 CE). The rebels identified themselves by wearing yellow headscarves or turbans.
   • Yellow Turban Army: Refers to the military force led by the Zhang brothers (Zhang Jiao, Zhang Bao, Zhang Liang) during this rebellion, which was rooted in Taoist millenarian beliefs.

Usage Examples

• Proper Noun:
  • Cuộc khởi nghĩa Hoàng Cân đã làm rung chuyển triều đại Đông Hán. (The Yellow Turban Rebellion shook the Eastern Han dynasty.)
  • Trương Giác là thủ lĩnh của giáo phái Thái Bình Đạo và lực lượng Hoàng Cân. (Zhang Jiao was the leader of the Way of Supreme Peace sect and the Yellow Turban force.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in historical contexts to discuss the rebellion, its causes (e.g., famine, corruption), and its significant role in weakening the Han Dynasty, leading to the Three Kingdoms period.
• It can be used metaphorically in literature or discourse to symbolize a large-scale popular uprising against a corrupt or failing authority.

Variants and Related Words

• Khởi nghĩa Hoàng Cân (n): The Yellow Turban Rebellion.
  • Khởi nghĩa Hoàng Cân bùng nổ vào năm 184. (The Yellow Turban Rebellion erupted in 184 CE.)

Synonyms

• Yellow Turban Rebellion: The standard English historical term for the event.
• Yellow Scarves: An alternative, less common translation.

Related Historical Terms

• Trương Giác / Zhang Jiao: The primary leader and founder of the rebellion.
• Thái Bình Đạo / Way of Supreme Peace: The Taoist religious movement that provided the ideology for the rebellion.
• Đông Hán / Eastern Han: The dynasty which the rebellion fought against.