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Zhang Jiao张角

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Leader of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, styled himself as the General of Heaven, received the Book of Great Peace from the Old Immortal of Nanhua.

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Zhang Jiao, and the people around them.

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Conflict

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In fiction · Book of the Later Han

Zhang Jiao and his brothers Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang were known as the three brothers. He styled himself as the General of Heaven and once defeated Dong Zhuo. Later he died and his corpse was mutilated.

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Zhang JiaoZhang JiaoDong ZhuoDong ZhuoHe JinHe JinHuangfu SongHuangfu SongLu ZhiLu ZhiYang CiYang Ci
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Sources: Book of the Later Han, 五行一貌不恭淫雨服妖鸡祸青眚屋自坏讹言旱谣狼食人; Book of the Later Han, 五行五射妖龙蛇孽马祸人痾人化死复生疫投蜺志; Book of the Later Han, 党锢列传; Book of the Later Han, 吴延史卢赵列传; Book of the Later Han, 天文下桓三十八灵二十献九陨石; Book of the Later Han, 孝灵皇帝纪; Book of the Later Han, 杜栾刘李刘谢列传; Book of the Later Han, 杨震列传

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