The combination of natural disasters,high taxes and rents,and state demands for labor and military service often sparked peasant rebellions in

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Peasant rebellions due to natural disasters, high taxes and rents, and state demands for labor and military service were common in ancient China. The most famous of these rebellions was the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the 2nd century AD, which began due to a combination of floods, famine, and government corruption. Rebellion was also a regular occurrence during the Qin and Han Dynasties as the government imposed heavy taxes and labor requirements on the peasant population.

The Combination of Natural Disasters,high Taxes and Rents,and State Demands