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The Trưng sisters (Vietnamese: Hai Bà Trưng, 𠄩婆徵, literally "Two Ladies [named] Trưng", c. 14 – c. 43) were Luoyue military leaders who ruled for three years after commanding a rebellion of Luoyue tribes and other tribes in AD 40 against the first Chinese domination of Vietnam. They are regarded as national heroines of Vietnam.
The Trưng sisters were captured and beheaded by the Han forces, [7] [8] although Vietnamese chronicles of the defeat records that the two sisters, having lost to Han forces, decided to commit suicide by jumping down the Hát Giang river, so as not to surrender to the Han. [9] [10] [11]
In 40 AD, revolts against Han rule were led by the Trung sisters near the Red River Delta. The rebellion was defeated in 43 by the general Ma Yuan, [6] a participant in the battles that followed Wang Mang's usurpation. [23] The Han reestablished control of Nanyue. The Trung sisters were executed [23] or killed during the fighting. [24]
Elsewhere, however, the forces of the Trung sisters were broken by the Han attacks. [3] Thiên attempted to bring her forces south to come to their aid, but the Trung sisters already committed suicide in February of 42 AD. Thiên then fought and lost a battle at the Nhat Duc River ; not wanting to be captured, she committed suicide. [4]
Trung sisters' rebellion: Lĩnh Nam: Vietnamese led by the Trung Sisters: After brief end to the First Chinese domination of Vietnam, the Han dynasty reconquers the country and begins the Second Chinese domination of Vietnam. [65] 40–44 Mauretanian revolt: Mauretania, Roman Empire: Mauri led by Aedemon and Sabalus
Articles relating to the Trưng sisters (c. 14 – c. 43), Vietnamese military leaders who ruled for three years after rebelling in AD 40 against the first Chinese domination of Vietnam. They are regarded as national heroines of Vietnam.
Shrines were built dedicating to the Trung sisters and the king-of-king Phung Hung. [29] Monastic members became a privileged landed class, exempt from taxes and military duty. A stone inscription dated 1209 from Bao An Temple retells the emperor donated 126 acres of land to the clergy, three to pagoda keepers and spiritual festivals. [ 30 ]
Reacting against a Chinese attempt to colonialize and civilize, the Trung sisters revolted against the Sinitic ruling class in 39 AD. [22] After gaining a brief independence amid the Trung sisters' rebellion , Lac chiefs along with its social elites were massacred, deported, and forced to adopt Han cultures in a reactionary military response ...