Women's History Month - The Trung Sisters
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vivienFrom http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tr%C6%B0ng_Sisters:
The Trưng Sisters (c. 12 - AD 43), known in Vietnamese as Hai Bà Trưng (literally "the two Trưng Ladies"), and individually as Trưng Trắc (Chinese: 徵側) and Trưng Nhị (Chinese: 徵貳), were two first century Vietnamese women leaders who successfully rebelled against Chinese Han-Dynasty rule for three years, and are regarded as national heroines of Vietnam.
And from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/607295/Trung-Sisters:
Trung Trac, the elder sister, was the widow of Thi Sach, lord of Chau Dien, in northern Vietnam, who had been assassinated by a Chinese general for plotting with other lords to overthrow the Chinese. Trung Trac thereupon assumed leadership of the movement. In ad 39 she, with her sister Trung Nhi and other members of the aristocracy, marched on Lien Lau, forcing the Chinese commander to flee. Within a year the sisters and their allies held 65 northern citadels. At Me Linh, in the lower Red River delta, the Trung Sisters jointly proclaimed themselves queens of an independent state (of unknown name) extending from southern China to the present site of Hue.
So they were up against the Chinese who were as crushing of rebellions then as they are now, so the sisters' story does not end happily. The ability to stand up to enemy forces against the odds is remarkable for anyone, though, really.
The Trưng Sisters (c. 12 - AD 43), known in Vietnamese as Hai Bà Trưng (literally "the two Trưng Ladies"), and individually as Trưng Trắc (Chinese: 徵側) and Trưng Nhị (Chinese: 徵貳), were two first century Vietnamese women leaders who successfully rebelled against Chinese Han-Dynasty rule for three years, and are regarded as national heroines of Vietnam.
And from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/607295/Trung-Sisters:
Trung Trac, the elder sister, was the widow of Thi Sach, lord of Chau Dien, in northern Vietnam, who had been assassinated by a Chinese general for plotting with other lords to overthrow the Chinese. Trung Trac thereupon assumed leadership of the movement. In ad 39 she, with her sister Trung Nhi and other members of the aristocracy, marched on Lien Lau, forcing the Chinese commander to flee. Within a year the sisters and their allies held 65 northern citadels. At Me Linh, in the lower Red River delta, the Trung Sisters jointly proclaimed themselves queens of an independent state (of unknown name) extending from southern China to the present site of Hue.
So they were up against the Chinese who were as crushing of rebellions then as they are now, so the sisters' story does not end happily. The ability to stand up to enemy forces against the odds is remarkable for anyone, though, really.