List of Maps

List of Figures

List of Appendix Figures

Preface and Acknowledgments

Conventions

1. The Great King Nung Tri Cao: A Rebel's Role in Shaping Regional Identity along the Modern Sino-Vietnamese Border

2. The Legacy of the Chinese Imperial Tribute System in the South: Balancing Ritual Harmony with Frontier Stability

3. Examples of Negotiated Autonomy: Sino-Vietnamese Relations Before the Eleventh Century

4. Gaining Legitimacy at the Empire's Edge: Indigenous Tai-Speaking Communities along the Sino-Vietnamese Frontier through the Early Song Period

5. The Specter of Southern Power: Nung Tri Cao's Insurrection, Court Reaction, and the Legacy of Nam Viet

6. Tempting "Treacherous Factions": The Manipulation of Frontier Alliances on the Eve of the 1075 Sino-Vietnamese Borderlands War

7. Monumental Pride: Sino-Vietnamese Cross-Border Commemorations of Nung Tri Cao

8. Conclusion

Appendix 1: Inscriptions from the Ky Sam Temple

Appendix 2: Inscriptions from the Nung Tri Cao Temple

Notes

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

Examines the rebellion of the eleventh-century Tai chieftain N¹ng Tr­ Cao, whose struggle for independence along VietnamÂ's mountainous northern frontier was a pivotal event in Sino-Vietnamese relations.

James A. Anderson is professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.