I it was the beginning of the end. Power struggles plagued the last century of Han dynasty rule. The rulers were weak and families of the imperial concubines fought with one another for power. There were men called eunuchs who had become increasingly involved in high level intrigues.
A traveling magician named Zhang Jue went from city to city preaching about the coming of a new regime of peace and equality that would be led by Daoist god. He successfully amassed about 360,000 followers to rebel against the emperor and because his followers wrapped their heads in yellow cloths they were known as the “Yellow Turbans.”
The cost of fighting these rebels weakened the government. Soon they were fighting among themselves and China was once again in the throes of Civil war. Later, a general named Cao ruled all of China and after his death his son Cao Pei forced and claimed the Mandate of Heaven for himself.
The Han dynasty came to an end.
While not copied word for word, this still sounds like it was written by someone else. I appears you have swapped out and replaced words and phrases here and there. This is not what I am looking for, but it's better than copying word for word.
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