The Yellow Turban Rebellion, sometimes also translated as the Yellow Scarves Rebellion, is a 184 peasant rebellion against Emperor Lingdi of the Han Dynasty of China.
It is named for the color of the scarves which the rebels wear around their heads.
The rebels are associated with secret Taiping Taoist societies and the rebellion marks an important point in the history of Taoism.
The rebellion is the opening event in the Chinese literary classic Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
