Three-year interlude of Lạc Việt self-rule in the Han commandery of Jiaozhi (northern Vietnam), led by the sisters Trưng Trắc and Trưng Nhị, who rose against Han administration in 40 AD; Trưng Trắc was acclaimed ruler (taking the title Nữ vương, "queen") over roughly 65 walled towns.
Crushed in 42-43 AD by a Han expeditionary army under general Ma Yuan; by most Vietnamese chronicle accounts the sisters drowned themselves rather than surrender, and Han direct rule over Jiaozhi was restored.
The classic scholarly account of early Vietnamese political identity under Chinese rule, centered on episodes like the Trưng sisters' revolt.
Broad, verified one-volume history of Vietnam covering the Han-era commandery period and the Trưng rebellion in context.