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Taiping Taoism

太平道 zh 태평도 ko

Taoist movement founded by Zhang Jue during the Eastern Han Dynasty, participating in the Yellow Turban Rebellion of 184; after the rebellion's suppression, the movement died soon afterwards

  • Dated the 130s CE – the 200s CE
  • Also called Way of the Taiping, Taiping Daoism, Taiping Dao

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Taiping Taoism Taoist movement founded by Zhang Jue during the Eastern Han Dynasty, participating in the Yellow Turban Rebellion of 184; after the rebellion's suppression, the movement died soon afterwards

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Taoist movement founded by Zhang Jue during the Eastern Han Dynasty, participating in the Yellow Turban Rebellion of 184; after the rebellion's suppression, the movement died soon afterwardsWikidata record description. Read Way of the Taiping in the Wikipedia reader.

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Founders

Events

  1. 184 CE

    Yellow Turban Rebellion

    184 CE – 205 CE Rebellion against corruption of the Imperial Court rooted in Taoist religious principles
Utagawa Kunisada (歌川国貞; b. 1786, d. 1865) · Public domain

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