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A short-lived attempt at reviving this movement was carried out by the White Wave Bandits. This movement was led by three brothers who declared themselves the generals (15[1])of “Heaven,” “Earth,” and “People.” (15[1])A slogan used by this movement began with the phrase “the azure sky is already dead.” This rebellion was quashed by General He Jin (“HUH jin”) and was partially motivated by grievances over the excesses of the (*) Ten Regular Attendants. Participants (-5[1])in this event subscribed to the Way of Supreme (-5[1])Peace preached by the supposed sorcerer Zhang Jue (“DZONG joo-EH”). The chaos created by this Taoist-led (-5[1])rebellion gave way to the Three Kingdoms period. (10[1])For 10 points, name this 184 C.E. rebellion against the Han dynasty, named for the distinct headgear (10[1])of its participants. (10[2]) (10[2])■END■

ANSWER: Yellow Turban Rebellion [or Yellow Scarves Rebellion; or Huángjīn zhī luàn]
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