Han Dynasty Collapse

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Collapse of the Han Dynasty

Many years ago in China, the Han dynasty was the most powerful empire of its time. The Han dynasty took place from 221 BCE to 220 CE. The decline of the Han was due to the fact that both external and internal pressures began to build against the empire. During the two centuries of fighting in the Sino-Xiongnu Wars, the Han dynasty began to collapse due to financial burden and higher taxes being pushed onto the citizens. Another factor of external collapse was by a group called the Yellow-Turbans who rebelled against the Hans from 184 BCE to 204 CE. Throughout this time period, the dynasty faced another adverse issue with an extreme amount of natural disasters that initially sparked the internal breakdown. Overall, there were a multitude of internal and external conflicts that led to the collapse of the Han dynasty.
The Sino-Xiongnu wars were a big part of the Han Dynasty and took place over 200 years of their dynasty. This war was a series of miniature battles between the Han dynasty and Xiongnu
In an article by Howard S. Levy, wrote that in the final years of the Han dynasty, that emperor Ling-ti from 168 to 189 CE started making changes to the dynasty that triggered an internal struggle and bitter feelings in the years to come. The group called the Yellow Turbans was formed as a result of these changes. The leader of the Yellow Turbans was Chang Chueh. According to Levy, an estimated “360,000 followers from eight provinces” joined in this movement to over throw the leader of the Han Dynasty. Many historians explain why there was a lot of reinforcement for the movement, and the reason is that there was a “series of economic misfortunes suffered by the peasantry.” These rebellions took place in the dynasty’s timeline and would successfully help the dynasty fall later

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