The Rebel Den of Nung Trí Cao: Loyalty and Identity along the Sino-Vietnamese Frontier

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Contents List of Maps Vll List ofFigures Vlll List ofAppendix Figures IX Preface and Acknowledgments X Conventions xv 1. The Great King Nimg Tri Cao: A Rebel's Role in Shaping 3 Regional Identity along the Modem Sino-Vietnamese Border 2. The Legacy of the Chinese Imperial Tribute System in the 15 South: Balancing Ritual Harmony with Frontier Stability 3. Examples of Negotiated Autonomy: Sino-Vietnamese 33 Relations Before the Eleventh Century 4. Gaining Legitimacy at the Empire's Edge: Indigenous 68 Tai-Speaking Communities along the Sino-Vietnamese Frontier through the Early Song Period 5. The Specter of Southern Power: Nimg Tri Cao's Insurrection, 88 Court Reaction, and the Legacy of Nam Vi~t 6. Tempting "Treacherous Factions": The Manipulation of 119 Frontier Alliances on the Eve of the 1075 Sino-Vietnamese Borderlands War 7. Monumental Pride: Sino-Vietnamese Cross-Border 152 Commemorations of Nung Tri Cao 8. Conclusion 183 vi Appendix 1: Inscriptions from the Ky S~m Temple Appendix 2: Inscriptions from the Nung Tri Cao Temple Notes Glossary Bibliography Index Contents 186 189 193 221 244 265 ...