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==Historical Controversy==

There is some controversy concerning the existence Triệu Thị Trinh. She is not mentioned in any Vietnamese historichistorical records written before the 1600s during the [[Lê Dynasty]] and she does not appear at all in any Chinese historical records. She does however appear in many modern Vietnamese histories.

Chinese historical records however does mention of a revolt in the commanderies of Jiaozhi (交趾, Viet: Giao Chỉ) and Jiuzhen (九真, Viet: Cửu Chân) in AD 248 , but there is no mention of Trieu Au. Jiaozhi and Jiuzhen were two of the three commanderies, the other being and Ri' nan (日南郡, Viet: Nhật Nam), set up in present day North Vietnam. The recorded rebel leaders were named Gao Liang, Qu Shuai, and Huang Wu. The revolt was put down by Lu Yin (陆胤), a minor Wu officer and junior relative of [[Lu Xun (Three Kingdoms)|Lu Xun]] (陸遜).

Because she is only mentioned in modern Vietnamese histories, some historians go so far as to contend that she is a fictional folk-hero. Others historians believe that she is an obscure character that was not recorded in earlier history because her revolt was rather short lived and was quickly put down by the equally obscure Lu Yin, or that her exploits were originally not as successful as they were later made out to be.

==Impact==