Toe-to-toe with China: the sisters who defied the empire | ASSASSINS

In the year 40 AD, the Trung sisters led one of the most incredible rebellions against China, taking on the powerful Eastern Han dynasty.

Born into an aristocratic family in what’s now northern Vietnam, the sisters were trained from an early age in combat and military strategy.

Sparked by an assassination, they went to war. But history holds different accounts of how this story ended.

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Host: Aslan Pahari

Producer: Hannah Jose

Audio Engineer: Tegan Nicholls

Video Producers: Dylan Behan, Tejas Bhat

Special thanks: Michael Osmond for archives research

Supervising Producer: Kyla Slaven

Executive Producers: Joel Werner, Eric George, Jessica Radburn

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