(Đông Hồ folk painting of Trieu Au, [Public Domain] via Pinterest)
Lady Trieu (Ba Trieu), also
known as Trieu Thi Trinh and Trieu Au, was born around 225 CE in northern
Vietnam. There are many versions of Lady Trieu’s childhood, but they all agree
that she was orphaned at a young age and was raised by her brother.
While the young girl was in
her brother’s care, China ramped up its campaign of suppression against local
Vietnamese leaders in an attempt to assimilate Vietnam into the Kingdom of Wu.
By the time Lady Trieu was nineteen (around 244 CE, if her birth date is
accurate), she left the home of her brother to raise a sizable army to resist
the Chinese.
The disgruntled Vietnamese
population proved to be a valuable pool of manpower for Lady Trieu. For the
next few years, the young rebel leader campaigned to liberate her homeland from
the occupying Chinese forces. She was described as being an inspiring leader
who led from the front (on or off an elephant) wearing golden armor and
wielding two swords. She likely won around thirty battles before
she was twenty-one years old.
By 248 CE, however, Lady
Trieu had caused enough disruption to make her a top priority of Eastern Wu. A
fresh army of Chinese troops was sent to the region to quash the rebellion and
more funds were provided to pay informants and turn traitors in Vietnam. Under
the increasing pressure, Lady Trieu could no longer continue her success. She
was defeated in battle in 248 CE and died either a warrior’s death or by
suicide.
Written by C. Keith Hansley
- http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/biographies/trieu-au.html
- http://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/ba-trieu-225-248-ce
- http://asianhistory.about.com/od/vietnam/p/Lady-Trieu-Vietnam.htm
- http://www.amazingwomeninhistory.com/trieu-thi-trinh-the-vietnamese-joan-of-arc/
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