China Empire's First Great Collapse: Why Peasant Rebellions Could NOT Save China

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When the HanDynasty collapsed for the first time, it wasn't barbarian invaders who captured ChangAn—it was starving peasants flying the very same Han banners. The Lülin and RedEyebrows rebellions overthrew the usurper WangMang and placed the GengshiEmperor on the throne. But within eighteen months,