Three Kingdoms

The Three Kingdoms period (Chinese: 三國時代; Pinyin: Sānguóshídài) was a period in ancient China the lasted 60 years, from 220 A.D, when Wei was founded, until 280 A.D., when the last remaining empire, Wu, was conquered by Jin. Many historians, however, date the starting point of the Three Kingdoms back to 184 A.D., when Zhang Jiao launched the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

When the Golden Age of the Han was crumbling, warlords rose with the ambitious to take the Empire of China for themselves. Following several civil wars, three forces emerged as the most powerful ones and they eventually established the three empires Wei, Shu and Wu.

Fall of Han
Many historians believe that the Yellow Turban Rebellion was the beginning of the Three Kingdoms. The rebellion constisted the Zhang brothers Zhang Jiao, Zhang Bao, and Zhang Liang, they wanted to overthrow Han because people began to lose hope in them. The Rebellion soon came to end when Zhang Jiao died of illness and The Han Imperial army have already killed Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang. the rest of the surviving Yellow Turbans, Zhao Hong, Han Zhong, and He Man. continued to fight back until they were finally all killed.

Battle of Chibi
Main article: The Battle of Chibi

List of Historical Sources

 * Book of the Later Han
 * Book of Wei
 * Book of Wu
 * Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government
 * Pei Songzhi's Annotations on SGZ
 * Records of Three Kingdoms