<a href="./?mention=东汉末年">东汉末年</a>，阎氏、梁氏、<a href="./?mention=何氏">何氏</a>等太后皆无<a href="./?mention=邓太后">邓太后</a>的政治才能与贤淑品德，她们或私欲过重，或优柔寡断，使得<a href="./?mention=外戚">外戚</a>势力与<a href="./?mention=宦官">宦官</a>横行朝堂，朝政日益衰败。<br/><a href="./?mention=汉灵帝">汉灵帝</a>即位后，沉迷于酒色，重用宦官，终于在<a href="./?mention=中平">中平</a>元年爆发了震惊朝野的<a href="./?mention=黄巾之乱">黄巾之乱</a>。在讨伐<a href="./?mention=黄巾军">黄巾军</a>过程中，地方豪强崛起，趁机割据一方，于是形成汉末诸侯割据之势。东汉名存实亡，直至三国时代的到来。<br/>部分军阀：<a href="./?mention=公孙度">公孙度</a>、<a href="./?mention=刘虞">刘虞</a>、<a href="./?mention=公孙瓒">公孙瓒</a>、<a href="./?mention=袁绍">袁绍</a>、<a href="./?mention=曹操">曹操</a>、<a href="./?mention=孙策">孙策</a>、<a href="./?mention=袁术">袁术</a>、<a href="./?mention=刘表">刘表</a>、<a href="./?mention=刘焉">刘焉</a>、<a href="./?mention=张鲁">张鲁</a>、<a href="./?mention=陶谦">陶谦</a>、<a href="./?mention=刘备">刘备</a>、<a href="./?mention=吕布">吕布</a>、<a href="./?mention=董卓">董卓</a>、<a href="./?mention=李傕">李傕</a>、<a href="./?mention=马腾">马腾</a>、<a href="./?mention=张绣">张绣</a>、<a href="./?mention=士燮">士燮</a>、<a href="./?mention=臧洪">臧洪</a>、<a href="./?mention=张邈">张邈</a>、<a href="./?mention=王匡">王匡</a>、<a href="./?mention=张杨">张杨</a>、<a href="./?mention=刘岱">刘岱</a>、<a href="./?mention=桥瑁">桥瑁</a>等众军阀。