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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."

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University of Washington Press ; in association with NUS Press, Seattle, Singapore, ©2007