The Trưng sisters' rebellion was an uprising in the Jiaozhi province of Han dynasty between 40 CE and 43 CE. In 40 CE, the Lạc Việt leader Trưng Trắc and her sister Trưng Nhị rebelled against Chinese
The Trung sisters' rebellion depicted in a Đông Hồ folk painting titled "Trưng Vuơng trừ giặc Hán" (徴王除賊漢 - Trung Queens eliminating the Han enemies). Trưng Trắc (徴側) sits on white elephant and Trưng Nhị (徴貳) on black elephant, accompanied by weapon-toting Lạc Việt soldiers; Han soldiers are felled and dead; Han governor Su Ding (蘇定) looks back while fleeing. All wear anachronistic clothing.
A walled-Han house figure dated between 1st to 3rd century CE, from Thanh Hoa, excavated by Swedish archaeologist Olov Janse in 1934. Guimet Museum, Paris, France.
Han dynasty army represents as terracotta miniatures, from the site of Yangjiawan, Xianyang, Shaanxi province, circa 200 BCE–220 CE.
Upper plate of an unfinished Dongson drum, circa 500 BCE – 300 CE, used by Luoyue chieftains to summon their warriors. Metropolitan Museum of Art. According to the Book of Later Han, in 43 CE after putting down the Trung sisters' revolt, Ma Yuan confiscated Luoyue drums and melted them together into a bronze horse to present to the Emperor of China.
Ma Yuan, courtesy name Wenyuan, also known by his official title Fubo Jiangjun, was a Chinese military general and politician of the Eastern Han dynasty. He played a prominent role in defeating the Tr
Trưng sisters' rebellion
…43 CE. In 40 CE, the Lạc Việt leader Trưng Trắc and her sister Trưng Nhị rebelled against Chinese authorities. In 42 CE, Han China dispatched General Ma Yuan to lead an army to strike down the uprising. In 43 CE, the Han army fully suppressed the uprising and regained complete control. The Trưng sisters were…
Statue of Ma Yuan on Mount Fubo, Guilin
Ma Yuan's statue in Hainan
Fubo Temple in Zhuzhou County, Hunan
CMOC Treasures of Ancient China exhibit painted figure of a cavalryman, horse detail