12 Facts About Zhang Jue

Zhang Jue was a Chinese military general and rebel.

Zhang Jue was the leader of the Yellow Turban Rebellion during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China.

Zhang Jue was said to be a follower of Taoism and a sorcerer.

Zhang Jue's name is sometimes read as Zhang Jiao, since the Chinese character of Zhang's given name can be read as either "Jiao" or "Jue".

Zhang Jue's followers hailed him as being able to cure patients who sought his help by giving them water blessed by his rituals; those who recovered then believed in him and his teachings, and his fame spread by word of mouth.

Zhang Jue is featured in the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Zhang Jue had passed the county-level civil service exam, but had failed to go any higher than that.

Zhang Jue had gone into the mountains to gather some medicinal herbs, when he came across an old man; the old man had a youthful countenance, and was carrying a fat-hen walking stick.

Zhang Jue then goes on to start the Yellow Turban Rebellion with his brothers.

Zhang Jue appears as a playable character in Koei's Dynasty Warriors and Warriors Orochi video games series, as well as serving as an antagonist in Capcom's Destiny of an Emperor for the Nintendo Entertainment System.

Zhang Jue is referred to as "Zhang Jiao" in these games.

Zhang Jue is seen as one of the antagonists of the light gun shooting game SEGA Golden Gun.