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Cai Yong
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JuanCai Yong (133–192 CE) was a renowned literary scholar, calligrapher, and musician of the Eastern Han dynasty, and the father of the famous poet and composer Cai Wenji. His courtesy name was Bojie, and he was a native of Yu in Chenliu Commandery (modern-day Qixian, Henan).
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The Yellow Turban Rebellion and the Fall of the Han [Eastern Han]
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JuanAn Omen in the Palace In 178 CE, a strange event shook the imperial court: a hen in the palace grew a towering comb and crowed like a rooster. Though modern science would call it a hormonal anomaly, ancient Han cosmology saw it as a dire omen – yin usurping yang, disorder overtaking order.
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Cai Lun
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JuanCai Lun (c. 62–121 CE) was a eunuch official of the Eastern Han dynasty and is traditionally credited with the invention of papermaking. His courtesy name was Jingzhong, and he was born in Guiyang (modern-day Leiyang, Hunan).
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The Partisan Prohibitions: the Fall of the Han Scholar-Gentry [Eastern Han]
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JuanA Brief Thaw: The Rise of the “Three Gentlemen” After years of eunuch tyranny, Emperor Huan of Han, wary of student unrest following earlier protests, made a tactical concession. He appointed three men deeply admired by the Imperial Academy scholars:
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The Five Eunuch Marquises: How Palace Slaves Became Masters of the Han Empire [Eastern Han]
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JuanThe Rise of the “Five Marquises” With the Liang clan destroyed in 159 CE, Emperor Huan of Han finally held real power. But instead of reforming the state, he focused on consolidating his own authority – by rewarding the very men who helped him: the eunuchs.
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How a teenage emperor and five eunuchs toppled the “Bullying General”? [Eastern Han]
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JuanA Boy Emperor’s Fatal Words In 146 CE, eight-year-old Emperor Zhi of Han – bright but naive – watched as Liang Ji, his regent and uncle by marriage, ruled with unchecked arrogance. Liang Ji treated ministers like servants and issued decrees without consulting the throne.