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Trieu Thi Trinh

  • My wish is to ride the tempest, tame the waves, kill the sharks. I will not resign myself to the usual lot of women who bow their heads and become concubines.

    • Trieu Thi Trinh,
    • 240, in Nguyên Khac Viên, Vietnam: A Long History ()

Trieu Thi Trinh, Sino-Vietnamese warrior

(225 - 248)

Also known as Lady Triệu or Triệu Thị Trinh, although her real name is unknown.