Origins & Early Life

Lady Triệu (Vietnamese: Bà Triệu, [ɓà ʈ͡ʂiə̂ˀw], Chữ Nôm: 婆趙, died 248 AD) or Triệu Ẩu ([ʈ͡ʂiə̂ˀw ʌ̂u], Chữ Hán: 趙嫗) was a female warrior in 3rd-century Vietnam who managed, for a time, to resist the rule of the Chinese Eastern Wu dynasty. She is also called Triệu Thị Trinh, although her actual given name is unknown. The uprising of Lady Triệu is usually depicted in modern Vietnamese National History as one of many chapters constituting a "long national independence struggle to end foreign domination." She is also known as Lệ Hải Bà Vương (chữ Hán: 麗海婆王, lit. "beautiful sea's lady king").

Pivotal Works & Achievements

She is quoted as saying, "I want to ride storms, slay orcas in the open sea, drive out the aggressors, reconquer the country and undo the ties of serfdom, not to bend my back to be the concubine of whatever man." In 226, Sun Quan sent 3,000 troops to reassert direct Chinese control over Jiaozhi and also to eradicate Shi Xie's family. Sun Quan's forces, under Lü Dai, captured and beheaded Shi Hui along with all of his family, then stormed Jiuzhen and killed ten thousand people there, along with surviving members of Shi Xie's family. Sun Quan divided Jiaozhi into two separated provinces...

Enduring Legacy & Impact

The historical impact and works continue to influence the modern world.

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