To ask other readers questions about the trung sisters, please sign up. Legacy of the the trung sisters 1600 words 7 pages in almost every city in vietnam exists a street named hai ba trung, in honor of the two legendary sisters who led a revolt against the chinese rule around 39 c. Dec 16, 2011 according to chinese history, the trung sisters were executed. This is the story of how they became leaders to their people. They are forever etched in the hearts of the vietnamese for having led a rebellion against the first chinese domination of the country. Centuries later, the trung sisters became heroes and the first vietnamese nationalists. In the process, some amazing heroines, the trung sisters of vietnam, will be highlighted. Sisters who led an army on elephantback to overthrow oppressive chinese rule and establish a shortlived vietnamese kingdom. The primary historical source for the trung sisters is the 5 th century book of the later han by the historian fan ye, which covers the history of the han dynasty from 6 to 189 ad. The most wellknown of these heroines are the trung sisters, who led the first national uprising against. The standard chinese historical texts, when detailing the affairs of china south o the yangtse at the time of the shortlived chin dynasty 221206 b.
This article is part of the worldchanging women collection. This part series covers the history of vietnam from frances colonial control, through the 1945 revolution, to the 1975 u. They lived in a time when vietnamese women enjoyed freedoms forbidden them in later centuries. Dec 10, 20 the trung sisters of vietnam fight the han warriors, queens, and intellectuals duration. In this volume keith taylor draws on both chinese and vietnamese sources to provide a balanced view of the early history of vietnam. The trung sisters brave heroines of vietnamese history contributed by michaela anchan january 10, 2016 perhaps the most significant women in the history of vietnam are the trung sisters, who in 40 a. Published in 1978, this is a key englishlanguage paper. Their royal court was established in melinh, an ancient political center in the hong river plain. The trung sisters reigned for almost three years when they had to face a new chinese army sent to subdue them. Caple iii on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who.
Referencing vietnamese history since the trung sisters and tri. The han dynasty of china swept over the viet people while the roman empire was in conception. Many have mentioned that this particular piece of information about vietnams history points to the society at that time being a matriarchal one. The trung sisters rebellion was an armed civil uprising in the south of han china between 40 and 43 ad. In 36 ce, a new, more oppressive, governor, to dinh aka su ting took over the province. The most wellknown of these heroines are the trung sisters, who led the first national uprising against their chinese conquerors in 40 ad. Author harness tells her readers that the trung sisters are remembered today in plays, poems and songs. They won back the territory extending from hue into southern china and they were proclaimed coqueens. The secondary source, but the primary popular source, is the d. Trung trac and trung nhi led a rebellion against chinese han authority in 3940 ce. The trung sisters are national heroines in vietnam, with many statues and temples in their honor. The trung sisters, trung trac and trung nhi, who led an untrained army of 80,000 troops to drive the chinese empire out of vietnam the joshigun, a group of 30 combattrained japanese women who fought against the forces of the meiji emperor in the late 19th century. The first dynasty that many consider to be the start of the vietnamese state was the hong bang dynasty which was ruled by the legendary hung kings.
Her work has appeared in aramco world, calliope, history channel magazine, mhq. Vietnamese history prior to the tenth century has often been treated as a branch of chinese history, but the vietnamese side of the story can no longer be ignored. This is trung sisters history tiffany dangs graphic novel by william h. What about something that looks like the dong son culture, and the pictures in the illustrated history books. Their determination and apparently strong leadership qualities are cited by scholars of southeast asian culture as testimony to the respected position and. All the articles in this collection are specially produced for the how women changed the world interactive tour created to reveal the untold stories the history books left out. The trung sisters are usually represented riding elephants, leading their people into battle. The chinese traditional historical accounts on the trung sisters are. The post this month will compare two different ancient cultures and reveal how ancient morality laws were used to place controls on women. Trung sisters, byname of trung trac and trung nhi, flourished ad 3943, heroines of the first vietnamese independence movement, who headed a rebellion against the chinese handynasty overlords and briefly established an autonomous state. Vo and nguyen ngoc bich during the 1st century, two sisters, trung trac and trung nhi, led a rebellion against the occupying han, capturing 65 chinese.
Gleick, j, 1999, faster the acceleration of just about everything, 1st edn, pantheon books. The trung sisters and historical context as this essay focuses on the. A story about two women repelled chinese invasions and they are regarded as national heroines of vietnam. Trung sisters lead revolt against chinese domination trying to expel the chinese but fail. Popular vietnamese history books showing 150 of 120 ho chi minh.
The trung sisters women in world history curriculum. According to legend, the sisters were trained in the arts of war by their mother. Perhaps the most significant women in the history of vietnam are the trung sisters, who in 40 a. The real life legendary trung sisters of ancient vietnam. Only the two sisters proudly stood up to avenge the country.
During that time in vietnam, women had far more freedoms than they would have in later years. In 42 ad, han china dispatched general ma yuan to lead an army to strike down the resistance of the trung sisters. Ancient origins articles related to trung sisters in the sections of history, archaeology, human origins, unexplained, artifacts, ancient places and myths and. They grew up during the first century, at a time when vietnam was still under the domination of chinas han dynasty, in a northern prefect called me linh.
Hell hath no fury like the trung sister freedom fighters. We came up with three basic requirements for the costume. All the articles in this collection are specially produced for the how women changed the world interactive tour created to reveal the untold stories the history books. Legacy of the the trung sisters 1600 words 123 help me. Trinh, she notes that it is only when war, political, economic, and social upheavals created and perpetuated by men have rent the country and weakened the patriarchal state that vietnamese women were permitted to reassert their preconfucian traditions of independence. Not exactly a book for children but a solid book about 2 important historical figures that provide reallife role models for women, especially sisters. Retold episode 1 hai ba trung lich su vietnam vietnamese history producer.
Use this minute to talk about plays, poems and songs that reflect both famous and infamous. Trung sisters history tiffany dangs graphic novel on vimeo. In the year 40, trung trac became the queen of northern vietnam while trung nhi served as a top advisor and possibly coregent. Thanks to the trung sisters, vietnam enjoyed three years as an autonomous state before the country was. The trung sisters, of whom nhi proved to be the better warrior, liberated sixfive fortresses. These women led a peoples army of 80,000 which drove the chinese out of viet nam in 40 a. Their determination and apparently strong leadership qualities are cited by scholars of southeast asian.
Vietnamese history prior to the tenth century has often been treated as a branch of chinese history, but the. From this number, thirtysix women including their own mother were handpicked to become generals. Throughout history, vietnamese women have been instrumental in resisting foreign domination. For that reason, it is a bit apropos for two sisters to rise up against the chinese. Vietnamese women were the forefront in resisting and rebelling against conquerors. The trung sisters are heroes even today in vietnam, and represent the importance of women in vietnamese society. The trung sisters led their army in an attack on the chinese forces occupying their land. Trung nhac and trung nhi were daughters of a local lac lord. In 111 bc, the han dynasty from china absorbed vietnam into their empire. The story of the trung sisters, who led vietnams very first war of resistance, is the story of vietnam itself.
The mirabal sisters, aka las mariposas, are celebrated as national heroines in the dominican republic for their actively opposing dictator rafael trujillo, who was the countrys president from. Be the first to ask a question about the trung sisters. The trung sisters, to this day, are wellcelebrated in vietnam thanks to their succesful resistance against the chinese army. Toler goes beyond the familiar boundaries of american history to tell stories from other parts of the world, as well as history from the other side of the battlefield, the gender line, or the color bar. For example, women could inherit property through their mothers line and become political leaders, judges, traders, and warriors. Oct 12, 2014 throughout history, vietnamese women have been instrumental in resisting foreign domination. The trung sisters, trung trac and trung nhi, who led an untrained army of 80,000 troops to drive the chinese empire out of vietnam. The book deals with the origins of vietnam, especially the dongsonian civilization with its characteristic bronze drums. Books history women books history military general books history world general.
Trung trac and trung nhi were born in a small town in north vietnam around 14 ce, the daughters of a vietnamese lord who served as a prefect under the chinese. Please be aware that the information provided on this page may be out of date, or otherwise inaccurate due to the passage of time. Dec 19, 2014 their acts of bravery inspired 80,000 people to form the trung sisters army. The rebellion was not only a statement against oppression but in vietnamese society, women had much more rights than under the chinese. The trung sisters and women in 21st century trang nguyen. If you want a glib or simplistic comparison to approach their story with think of them as an ancient vietnamese version of lakshmibai of. To say that these women are huge in vietnamese history, culture and mythology is an understatement. Jun 11, 2019 in the year 40, trung trac became the queen of northern vietnam while trung nhi served as a top advisor and possibly coregent.
Many names of leaders of the uprising recorded in temples dedicated to trung trac are women. Weekly reading books create weekly reading books prepare for an entire. The trung sisters army surprised the chinese and effectively drove them from the country. Their acts of bravery inspired 80,000 people to form the trung sisters army. The trung sisters trung trac and her sister trung nhi occupy a special place in vietnamese mythology.
Trung sisters temple part 1 of 3 series description. Reunification day the first editions of the rp book list vietnamese reunification as having happened in 1976. Fifteenthcentury vietnamese poem from atop the elephants that would carry them into battle, the trung sisters scanned the crowd below them. The most wellknown of these, are the two first national war time heroines, the trung sisters in vietnamese. Their acts of bravery are so significant that if they had not done what they did then, vietnam would not be enjoying the liberties it now. According to chinese history, the trung sisters were executed. The dates of their births are unknown, but trung tr. Historian pamela toler wants us to know their names, and her new book, women warriors, is a global history covering everyone from the trung sisters, who led an untrained, 80,000strong vietnamese army against the chinese empire, to cheyenne warriors like buffalo calf road woman, who knocked general custer off his horse. The real nurses of the civil war, among other books. After their victory, the people proclaimed trung trac to be their. They instilled and sowed the concepts of freedom and independence, seeds that took a long time to blossom. The trung sisters of vietnam fight the han warriors, queens, and intellectuals duration. Dec 20, 2016 the primary historical source for the trung sisters is the 5 th century book of the later han by the historian fan ye, which covers the history of the han dynasty from 6 to 189 ad. The trung sisters were vietnamese military leaders who ruled for three years after rebelling in ad 40 against the first chinese domination of vietnam.
From homers odyssey through longfellows the midnight ride of paul revere literature often holds memories of important figures in history. If youre doing research on ancient vietnam, or if youre just a history geek, here are some useful englishlanguage scholarly articles to get you started. Excerpt from girls who rocked the world all the male heroes bowed their heads in submission. The trung sisters ruled over an area that included about sixtyfive cities and towns and constructed a new capital at melinh, a site long associated with the primordial hong bang or loc dynasty, which legend holds ruled vietnam from 2879 to 258 b. Sophie quinnjudge shelved 2 times as vietnamesehistory avg rating 4. The trung sisters were the first warriors and queens to define the identity of the unique vietnamese culture. Their father, general lac, was the leader of me linh, and made sure his daughters were wellversed in the martial arts. It will explore how these restrictions were to help create the ideal society that the leaders envisioned. Brief overview of the history of vietnam vietnam has a history of tribes uniting to form strong dynasties. The trung sisters, to this day, are wellcelebrated in vietnam thanks to their. The sisters, named trung trac and trung nhi, chose to drown themselves rather than be ruled by the chinese. Delve through these courageous tales of women who changed the world and read the full story the history books left out.
Women could inherit property, could enter politics, and could be judges, warriors, and traders. But, we were asked, what about something that looks more ancient. According to vietnamese history, they committed suicide by drowning in a river to maintain their honor. The primary historical source for the sisters is the 5th century book of the later han compiled by historian fan ye, which covers the history of the han dynasty from 6 to ad 189.
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