黄巾起义

起义者与太平教（一个秘密道教组织）关系密切，为此黄巾起义也是道教发展史上的重要事件。

Since the rebels were associated with secret Taiping Taoist societies , the rebellion also marked an important event in the history of Taoism .

黄巾起义虽然失败了，但却动摇了东汉政权的统治基础，其灭亡已是指曰可待。

Despite the failure of the Yellow Turban uprising , it shook the Eastern Han Dynasty regime to its foundations . Its days were numbered .

然而黄巾起义极大地削弱了汉朝的力量，在随后而起的战乱中，各位大将占据一方把整个国家分为三个王国。

The Dynasty ， however , was greatly weakened by the rebellion , and in the ensuing chaos the country was divided among the major generals into three kingdoms .

黄巾起义给汉末统治带来了威胁，起初曹操只是一个不起眼的卫戍部队小头日--洛阳北部尉，后因镇压黄巾起义有功被封为将军。

Cao was initially a minor garrison commander and rose to prominence as a general when he suppressed the Yellow Turban Rebellion , which threatened the last years of Han rule .

东汉政府为了镇压黄巾起义，一方面放权到洲牧、太守，一方面默认并支持地主阶层组织私人武装，对抗起义军。

To suppress the uprising , the Eastern Han sovereign had to give power to the local lords and admitted and supported nonpublically the local militias to fight against the outlaws .

黄巾起义和董卓之乱后，东汉王朝日益分崩离析，世失其序，谁可取而代之成为时代主题。

After the rebellion of the Yellow Turbans and Dong Zhuo , the Eastern Han dynasty increasingly falling apart , the world lost its order , which can be replaced as the theme of the times .

爆发于公元184年的黄巾起义是农民反抗灵帝统治的汉王朝的武装斗争，因起义农民头裹黄色丝巾而得名。

In 184 , the Yellow Turban Rebellion occurred , which was a peasant rebellion against the Eastern Han Dynasty in the reign of Emperor Ling . It was named for the color of the scarves which the rebels wore around their heads .

但是经过黄巾起义，东汉政府已经摇摇欲坠，各洲牧、太守纷纷拥兵自重，地方豪强为了共同利益，形成利益共同体，并推举德高望重或有能力的人当统帅，东汉政权已经名存实亡。

However , the various local feudal lords ended up with strong political and military strength . In addition , for fearing of that they might lose their local control , these local lords united and elected the capable and celebrated lord their leader , therefore the Eastern Han authoriy was severely shaken and became virtually a puppet one .

对应中国版：黄巾军起义

Chinese Counterpart : Daoist Secret Society Uprisings

这是第二次党锢这次党锢直到中平元年（184年）黄巾大起义时才被解除。

This was the second Partisan Prohibition.The Partisan Prohibition was not lifted until 184 , when the Yellow Turban uprising took place .

后来他们得到支援，大败黄巾军，屠杀起义农民有数万之多。

With the help of reinforcements , they conquered the Yellow Turbans , slaughtering tens of thousands of rebels .