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Out of curiousity's sake, I wonder if it is plausible that the Zhang brothers could have defeated the warlords and Imperial Han. I don't know much of what happened historically, because most of what I know comes from the highly fictional Romance of the Three Kingdoms games.

Could they have easily have seized the throne and executed the court instead of them being executed?

Or could they have waited a few more years until the Han administration further broke down?

And if the Turbans could have been successful, what would they have done afterward? Being a peasant rebellion, I could see them being more people-oriented, and reform the Chinese land system greatly, and extend more rights to the people. However, I doubt women would be included in these reforms, but it'd be nice to see.
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