Talk:Southward expansion of the Han dynasty

Discrepancy
Hi, I just want to point out that the Encyclopædia Britannica and Davidson 1991 portray the deaths of the Trung sisters as suicides, which conflict with the article's assertion that the "Trung sisters were executed". Please provide some thoughts on this discrepancy. Otherwise, a great article. Your work is much appreciated. Regards, --Sp33dyphil ©hatontributions 13:15, 26 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Yu 1986, the source cited in the article, says that, A serious rebellion broke out in AD 40. This was led by two sisters, Cheng Ts'e and Cheng Erh, and evoked a positive response from some sixty-five towns and settlements. It required... Ma Yuan, with a force of 10,000 men, to put down. Chang Ts'e and Chang Erh were duly executed; they have subsequently found a place in folklore as heroines. I'll have to check other sources to verify what happened.--Khanate General ☪ talk project mongol conquests 00:19, 27 December 2013 (UTC)
 * There were different accounts of the same event. Whitmore 2000 says that Trung Trac and Nhi suffer the same fate (and their heads are sent to the Han court). In some accounts, they commit suicide. Taylor 1983 has a longer, more complete answer: Ma Yuan proceeded to Me-linh and, by the end of the year, succeeded in capturing Trang Trac and her sister Nhi; in the first month of the new year, their heads were sent to the Han court in Lo-yang with a footnote that says There are several popular traditions according to which the sisters committed suicide by drowning themselves in a river, died of illness, or disappeared into the clouds.--Khanate General ☪ talk project mongol conquests 10:19, 27 December 2013 (UTC)
 * If that's the case, carry on. Thanks for clarifying the issue, which is minor anyway. Cheers, --Sp33dyphil ©hatontributions 22:36, 27 December 2013 (UTC)