SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

Yellow Turbans

  • Yuan Shu’s Struggle for Yanzhou and Yangzhou [Three Kingdoms]

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    Juan

    The years between 192 and 195 AD marked a critical period in the disintegration of Eastern Han authority and the rise of regional warlords vying for control of the central and southern territories. Amidst shifting alliances, imperial appointments, and military campaigns, the struggle for control of Yan Province (Yanzhou) and Yang Province (Yangzhou) became…

  • Key historical events of 191 AD [Three Kingdoms]

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    Rob

    In the first month of 191, Yuan Shao and Han Fu, arguing that Emperor Xian was too young and under Dong Zhuo’s control, proposed proclaiming Liu Yu, the Governor of Youzhou and a respected member of the imperial clan, as the new emperor. However, both Cao Cao and Yuan Shu strongly opposed the move,…