03.10.08
March 08 in History
Vietnamese Trung Trac and sister Trung Nhi lead an uprising against northern Han domination, claiming independence for Viet Nam with Trung Trac as empress. One year later, the Han sent a 200,000-strong army to Vietnam and reoccupied the country. The Trung sisters drowned themselves to preserve their honour.
Birth of Ly Cong Uan (died 1028) later became King Ly Thai To, founder of the Vietnamese Ly Dynasty (1009-1226). It was Ly Thai To who moved the nation’s capital from Hoa Lu in present Ninh Binh Province to Thang Long (now Ha Noi) in 1010.