Decline
and Fall of the Han
•The
Han dynasty appeared to recover during the 2nd century C.E.,
but poor rulers and popular unrest fueled by landlord
exploitation culminated in revolution.
•Daoist
leaders, the Yellow Turbans, in 184 C.E. began a period of
disorder ending with the fall of the Han in 220.
•China
split into three kingdoms.
•The
landowning class operated beyond government control.
•There
were no firm dynasties for 350 years.
