Yellow Scarves Rebellion

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civil war historical event peasant rebellion uprising

The Yellow Scarves Rebellion was a massive peasant uprising against the Eastern Han dynasty in late 2nd-century China that helped trigger the collapse of imperial authority and the ensuing Three Kingdoms period.

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Label	Occurrences
Yellow Scarves	5
Yellow Scarves Rebellion canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

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Target entity: Yellow Scarves Rebellion
Context triple: [Yellow Turban Rebellion, alsoKnownAs, Yellow Scarves Rebellion]

A. The Protester
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B. Day of the Barricades
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C. Youth in Revolt
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D. Red Bird uprising
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E. Love Revolution
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F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Yellow Scarves Rebellion
Target entity description: The Yellow Scarves Rebellion was a massive peasant uprising against the Eastern Han dynasty in late 2nd-century China that helped trigger the collapse of imperial authority and the ensuing Three Kingdoms period.

A. The Protester
The Protester is the collective title Time magazine gave in 2011 to individuals worldwide who participated in mass demonstrations and uprisings, symbolizing the power of grassroots activism in shaping global events.
B. Day of the Barricades
The Day of the Barricades was a 1588 uprising in Paris during the French Wars of Religion, when Catholic League supporters rebelled against King Henry III, dramatically weakening royal authority.
C. Youth in Revolt
Youth in Revolt is a 2009 coming-of-age comedy film, based on C.D. Payne’s novel, in which Michael Cera plays a socially awkward teen who invents a rebellious alter ego to pursue his romantic interests.
D. Red Bird uprising
The Red Bird uprising was a brief 1827 Native American resistance led by the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) leader Red Bird against United States encroachment in what is now Wisconsin.
E. Love Revolution
Love Revolution is a song featured on Lenny Kravitz’s album "It Is Time for a Love Revolution," reflecting his signature blend of rock, soul, and socially conscious themes.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civil war ⓘ historical event ⓘ peasant rebellion ⓘ uprising ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Yellow Turban Rebellion ⓘ Yellow Turban Uprising ⓘ linked to: Yellow Turban Rebellion
associatedWith	millenarian Taoist sects ⓘ
cause	corruption of eunuchs ⓘ famine ⓘ heavy taxation ⓘ natural disasters ⓘ peasant grievances ⓘ
consequence	accelerated collapse of Eastern Han dynasty ⓘ onset of Three Kingdoms period ⓘ rise of regional warlords ⓘ
country	Eastern Han dynasty ⓘ
describedIn	Book of the Later Han ⓘ linked to: Hou Hanshu Records of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
endTime	184 ⓘ late 180s ⓘ
followedBy	coalitions of warlords against Dong Zhuo ⓘ
hasColorSymbol	yellow scarves ⓘ yellow turbans ⓘ
hasParticipant	Cao Cao ⓘ He Jin ⓘ Huangfu Song ⓘ Liu Bei ⓘ Lu Zhi ⓘ Sun Jian ⓘ Zhu Jun ⓘ
hasTypeOfWarfare	guerrilla warfare ⓘ
historicalPeriod	late 2nd century ⓘ
ideology	millenarianism ⓘ
influenced	Romance of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
leader	Zhang Bao ⓘ Zhang Jue ⓘ Zhang Liang ⓘ
location	China ⓘ Eastern Han Empire ⓘ linked to: Eastern Han dynasty
mainParticipant	Zhang Bao ⓘ Zhang Jue ⓘ Zhang Liang ⓘ
motto	The Blue Heaven is dead; the Yellow Heaven will rise ⓘ
opponent	Eastern Han dynasty ⓘ Han imperial government ⓘ linked to: Han central government
partOf	late Eastern Han conflicts ⓘ
precededBy	political dominance of the Ten Attendants eunuch faction ⓘ
religion	Taoism ⓘ
religiousMovement	Way of Supreme Peace ⓘ
result	suppression by Han government forces ⓘ weakening of Eastern Han central authority ⓘ
significantEvent	outbreak of coordinated uprisings in multiple commanderies in 184 ⓘ
socialBase	impoverished farmers ⓘ peasants ⓘ
startTime	184 ⓘ spring 184 ⓘ

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