Monday, January 25, 2010

The Start of Three Kingdom


Three Kingdom Era is a very famous period of warfare, it is the era where heroes rise to different warlords. To study this short piece of ancient history, we need to find out the origin. What is the start of the era and how it is formed???

The history dated back to the reign of Han Dynasty by Emperor Ling of Han. In the reign of Emperor Ling, the government was corrupted. The eunuch faction dominated the Emperor, it was lead by the Ten Attendant and the Grand Attendant Zhang Rang. During the corruption, the people and farmers are very poor and have low standard of living. A Taoist leader Zhang Jiao led an army of farmers and thiefs and formed the Yellow Turban. Therefore, the Yellow Turban Rebellion started, destroying different states and killing many officials.

Emperor Ling order the great general He Jin to command an army to defend against the Yellow Turbans. General He Jin spread a message across China for the rise of heroes to defend against the great Yellow Turban Rebellion. Many heroes such as Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Sun Jian, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, etc formed their army to defeat the Yellow Turbans.

After the defeat of the Yellow Turban, there is a internal conflict in the Kingdom. Emperor Ling passed away and Emperor Shao ascend the throne, the Eunuch faction and the Empress' faction fight against each other. General He Jin sercetly ordered Dong Zhou to enter the Kingdom to kill the Eunuch. In the end, He Jin was killed by the Eunuch, and the two factions suffered heavy losses. Dong Zhou entered the Kingdom and controlled the government. He disposed Emperor Shao and make Emperor Xian the new Han emperor. Due to his tyrant action, warlords joined in alliance to fight against Dong Zhou.

Han Minister of Masses, Wang Yun, make a plot to kill Dong Zhou. After the death of Dong Zhou, his officers Li Jue and Guo Si controlled the Emperor. Internal conflict occurred in Li Jue and Guo Si, the two officers were eventually killed and the Emperor was lost on the streets.

During such period without the reign of Emperor Xian. Warlords rise to take over lands and expanding their territory. Cao Cao found Emperor Xian and establish a government. Using the Emperor's name, he is able to defeat any opposing warlords and expand his territory.

China is divided into three different faction; Wei, Shu and Wu. Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Sun Quan become the trinity of China and each of them desire to conquerring the other faction and control the whole of China. This is the start of the glorious Three Kingdom................

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