Yellow Caps
. A notable insurrection in China, in the reign of Hân-lingtee (168–189), headed by Tchang-keo, and so called from the caps worn by the rebels, which were all of the imperial colour.
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Entry taken from
Dictionary of Phrase and Fable,
edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.