Zhang Jue 張角
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| Born | Unknown Julu Commandery (in present-day Hebei province) |
| Died | 184[1] Guangzong County, Julu Commandery (present-day Guangzong County, Hebei) |
| Occupation(s) | Military general, rebel |
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Zhang Jue ([ʈʂáŋtɕɥě]; died c. October 184[2]) was a Chinese military general and rebel. He was the leader of the Yellow Turban Rebellion during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China.[1] He was said to be a follower of Taoism and a sorcerer. His name is sometimes read as Zhang Jiao ([ʈʂáŋtɕjàʊ]), since the Chinese character of Zhang's given name can be read as either "Jiao" or "Jue". "Jue" is the traditional or literary reading, while "Jiao" is the modern or colloquial one.
- ^ a b de Crespigny (2007), p. 1058.
- ^ Emperor Ling's biography in Book of the Later Han recorded that Zhang Liang was captured by Huangfu Song in the 10th month of the first year of the Zhongping era, and that Zhang Jue had died by then. The month corresponds to 21 Nov to 20 Dec 184 in the Julian calendar. ([中平元年]冬十月，皇甫嵩与黄巾贼战于广宗，获张角弟梁。角先死...) Houhanshu vol.08. Thus, Zhang Jue likely died in Oct 184.