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Hello gentlemen,

If you don't mind, I'd like to give a old topic I started a while back a second chance. That being if the Yellow Turban Rebellion of China toppled the Han Dynasty.

First of all since they were very devot Taoists, meaning that they would probably turn Taoism into the state religion of China. In the long run, since it was such a long time go in Chinese history and not that much long after both Confusionism and Taoism were created, with the former being deeply embedded into Chinese principals, lawmaking society ect. today, perhaps the usurpers of the Han will largely kick out Confusianism as the primary foundation of China's doctrine of governance for the centuries to come.

Since in our timeline, the Rebellion was the prelude to the famous Three Kingdoms period (220-280 AD) which kept China not legitimately unified for another 4 centuries. Therefore in the short run, the Yellow Turban's leader Zhang Bao would've established his own dynasty that would've lasted another couple of centuries, meaning no Three Kingdoms period and thus, a longer-lasting unified China. Perhaps them defeating the Han would've been for the better of China. However, a Three Kingdoms-type period would've only been delayed though.

Care to elaborate?
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