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The Trung Sisters

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The Resume

    ( -43)
    Born in Viet Nam
    Trung Trac and Trung Nhi
    First-century Vietnamese rebel leaders against the Chinese Han-dynasty
    Successfully repelled Chinese invasions in present-day Vietnam (39–43 A.D.)
    Regarded as national heroines of modern Vietnam
    Often depicted as two women riding two giant war elephants

Why they might be annoying:

    They jointly proclaimed themselves queens, at the height of their rebellion’s success.
    Little is known about them individually (what language they spoke, their date of birth, whether they were from modern southern China or northern Vietnam, etc.), although Trung Trac is commonly accepted as having been older than Trung Nhi.
    Their defeat is believed to have been in part due to desertion by male rebels, who did not believe they could win under a woman's leadership.
    One legend claims that the Chinese army overpowered them by going into battle naked (their brazenness so shamed the female rebels that many of them fled).

Why they might not be annoying:

    They led the first rebellion against the occupying Chinese in over 200 years.
    They were highly educated by their father, who also taught them martial arts.
    Trung Trac’s husband was assassinated for plotting to overthrow the occupying Chinese.
    When the Chinese later attacked their village, the sisters led the fight against them and won.
    Spurred by this victory, they formed an army of thousands, which included peasant women and nobility, and marched on Lien Lau, forcing the Chinese commander to flee (39 A.D.).
    At one point their rebellion was so successful that they controlled 65 citadels and all of Nanyue - northern Vietnam and southern China.
    After the rebellion was crushed, they retreated to modern Son Tay, where they were decisively beaten.
    Although their exact fate is unknown, legend claims that they committed suicide by drowning themselves at the juncture of the Day and Red rivers in 43 A.D.
    They remain highly revered in Vietnam, with temples, streets, schools, and a district in the capital of Hanoi all named in their honor.
    A Saigon statue erected in their honor during the Presidency of Ngo Dinh Diem was demolished in the aftermath of the 1963 South Vietnamese coup d'etat.

Credit: BoyWithTheGreenHair


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