Overview
The translated histories identify Zhang Jiao as a bandit, rebel, and religious leader. This record brings together 6 passages from 3 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Zhang Jiao | 张角 | Zhāng Jiǎo |
| Given name | Jiao | 角 | Jiǎo |
| Personal name | Jiao | 角 | Jiao |
| Personal name | Zhang Jiao | 张角 | Zhāng Jiǎo |
| Personal name | Zhang Jiao | 張角 | Zhang Jiao |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: male
Roles
- Bandit
- Rebel
- Religious Leader
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 中平元年 · Western Year: AD 184Explicit · houhanshu:118:s0051, houhanshu:118:s0087
- Source Date: Text: 光和中其后 · Western Year: AD 184Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:113:s0114, houhanshu:113:s0116
- Source Date: Text: 漢末 · Western Year: AD 184Explicit event contextual date · weishu:027:s0131
Family
- Kinship Role: brothers · Count: 2Explicit · houhanshu:118:s0051
Places and affiliations
- Label: Later Han / 後漢 · Relation: active-inExplicit · houhanshu:113:s0116
Events and relationships
- Kind: rebellion · Role: leader · Action: burned-provincesExplicit · houhanshu:113:s0116
- Kind: military · Role: leader · Action: raised Yellow Turban rebellion in Ji Province · Place: Ji Province / 冀州Explicit · houhanshu:118:s0051, houhanshu:118:s0087
References in the histories
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