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Vietnam: The Trung Sisters (Hai Ba Trung) Parade in Saigon,26 April,1957.

Two Vietnamese women on elephant back represent the celebrated Trung Sisters (Hai Ba Trung) in the annual Hai Ba Trung Parade, Saigon, 26 April 1957. The Trung Sisters (c. 12 - 43 CE), known in Vietnamese as Hai Bà Trung (literally 'the two Trung Ladies'), and individually as Trung Tr?c and Trung Nh?, were two first century Vietnamese women leaders who successfully rebelled against Chinese Han-Dynasty rule for three years, and are regarded as national heroines of Vietnam. The sisters were born in Northern Vietnam, the dates of their birth are unknown, but Trung Tr?c was older than Trung Nh?. The exact date of their death is also unknown but both died in 43 CE.
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Title:
Vietnam: The Trung Sisters (Hai Ba Trung) Parade in Saigon,26 April,1957.
Caption:
Two Vietnamese women on elephant back represent the celebrated Trung Sisters (Hai Ba Trung) in the annual Hai Ba Trung Parade, Saigon, 26 April 1957. The Trung Sisters (c. 12 - 43 CE), known in Vietnamese as Hai Bà Trung (literally 'the two Trung Ladies'), and individually as Trung Tr?c and Trung Nh?, were two first century Vietnamese women leaders who successfully rebelled against Chinese Han-Dynasty rule for three years, and are regarded as national heroines of Vietnam. The sisters were born in Northern Vietnam, the dates of their birth are unknown, but Trung Tr?c was older than Trung Nh?. The exact date of their death is also unknown but both died in 43 CE.
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