![]() | The Rebel Den of Nung Trí Cao: Loyalty and Identity along the Sino-Vietnamese Frontier Subjects: Vietnam -- History -- 939-1428; Nùng Tri Cao ca. 1025–ca. 1055; China -- History -- Sung dynasty 960-1279; Vietnam -- Boundaries -- China; China -- Boundaries -- Vietnam; Vietnam -- Relations -- China; China -- Relations -- Vietnam; The Rebel Den of Nung Tri Cao examines the rebellion of the eleventh-century Tai chieftain Nung Tri Cao (ca. 1025-1055), whose struggle for independence along Vietnam's mountainous northern frontier was a pivotal event in Sino-Vietnamese relations. Tri Cao's revolt occurred during Vietnam's earliest years of independence from China and would prove to be a vital test of the Vietnamese court's ability to confront local political challenges and maintain harmony with its powerful northern neighbor. James A. Anderson is professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. |
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