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The rebel den of Nùng Trí Cao : loyalty and identity along the Sino-Vietnamese frontier

"The Rebel of Den Nung Tri Cu examines the rebellion of the Tai-speaking chieftain Nung Tri Cao (ca. 1025-1055), whose struggle for independence along Vietnam's mountainous northern frontier proved to be a pivotal event in Sino-Vietnamese relations. Nung Tri Cao's revolt occurred during Vietnam's earliest years of independece from China and was a vital test of the Vietnamese court's ability to confront local political challenges and maintain harmony with its powerful northern neighbor."
Print Book, English, ©2007
University of Washington Press ; in association with NUS Press, Seattle, Singapore, ©2007
History
xiv, 276 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
9780295986890, 0295986891
76262189
The great King Nùng Trí Cao : a rebel's role in shaping regional identity along the modern Sino-Vietnamese border
The legacy of the Chinese imperial tribute system in the south : balancing ritual harmony with frontier stability
Examples of negotiated autonomy : Sino-Vietnamese relations before the eleventh century
Gaining legitimacy at the empire's edge : indigenous Tai-speaking communities along the Sino-Vietnamese frontier through the early Song period
The specter of southern power : Nùng Trí Cao's insurrection, court reaction, and the legacy of Nam Việt
Tempting "treacherous factions" : the manipulation of frontier alliances on the eve of the 1075 Sino-Vietnamese Borderlands War
Monumental pride : Sino-Vietnamese cross-border commemorations of Nùng Trí Cao