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Radical 50 or radical turban (巾部) meaning "turban" or "scarf" is one of the 31 Kangxi radicals (214 radicals total) composed of three strokes. In the Kangxi Dictionary , there are 295 characters (out of 49,030) to be found under this radical .
Chinese headwear has a long history. According to some scholars, China used to be called "the Kingdom of Headwear" by people due to its variety of colourful and artistic style of hair ornament. [ 1 ]
In India, the turban is referred to as a pagri, meaning the headdress that is worn by men and is manually tied. [14] There are several styles, which are specific to the wearer's region or religion, and they vary in shape, size and colour. For example, the Mysore Peta, the Marathi pheta, and the Puneri Pagadi. The pagri is a symbol of honour and ...
The Yellow Turban Rebellion, alternatively translated as the Yellow Scarves Rebellion, was a peasant revolt during the late Eastern Han dynasty of ancient China. The uprising broke out in 184 CE, during the reign of Emperor Ling .
He was the leader of the Yellow Turban Rebellion during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. [1] He was said to be a follower of Taoism and a sorcerer. His name is sometimes read as Zhang Jiao ([ʈʂáŋtɕjàʊ]), since the Chinese character of Zhang's given name can be read as either "Jiao" or "Jue". "Jue" is the traditional or literary ...
The term futou (or putou) (simplified Chinese: 幞头; traditional Chinese: 襆頭 or 幞頭) means "head scarf" or "head-cloth". [3]: 319 According to the Mufuyanxianlu by Bi Zhongxun, the original meaning of futou was to "cover one's head with a black cloth" before the Sui dynasty.
The Red Turban Rebellions (Chinese: 紅巾起義; pinyin: Hóngjīn Qǐyì) were uprisings against the Yuan dynasty between 1351 and 1368, eventually leading to its collapse. Remnants of the Yuan imperial court retreated northwards and is thereafter known as the Northern Yuan in historiography.
A Baul from Bangladesh wearing white Thobe and Turban, playing a Dotara. Sufi mystics of Bangladesh, known as "Baul Fakirs", can often be identified by their distinctive clothes. Men typically wear long tunics, known as Alkhallah and turbans known as "Pagri". [3] Women usually wear white Handloom saris, jewelleries, can sometimes also be ...