1. Eastern Han (2nd century) / Romance of the Three Kingdoms c. 14th century
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    Taiping Yaoshu (Book of the Way of Peace)

    A book of sorcery that Zhang Jiao, who started the Yellow Turban Rebellion, is said to have received from an immortal in the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It was said to contain arts for summoning wind and rain. Its model is thought to be the Taiping Jing (Taiping Qingling Shu), a Taoist scripture that actually existed in the Eastern Han period.