Copper columns of Ma Yuan

Copper columns of Ma Yuan (Vietnamese: Cột đồng Mã Viện) were a pair of copper columns erected by General Ma Yuan of Han China after his suppression of the Trung sisters' rebellion in 43 CE. The columns stood at southern frontier of Tượng Lâm (Xianglin) to mark the boundary of Chinese territory against those the considered the barbarians. Ma prayed to the heaven: "If the copper columns break, Jiaozhi will be destroyed." (In Chinese, 銅柱折交趾滅, Tóng zhù zhé jiāozhǐ miè.) The location of the columns is unknown, with various explanations given for their disappearance.

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Copper columns of Ma Yuan

Copper columns of Ma Yuan (Vietnamese: Cột đồng Mã Viện) were a pair of copper columns erected by General Ma Yuan of Han China after his suppression of the Trung sisters' rebellion in 43 CE. The columns stood at southern frontier of Tượng Lâm (Xianglin) to mark the boundary of Chinese territory against those the considered the barbarians. Ma prayed to the heaven: "If the copper columns break, Jiaozhi will be destroyed." (In Chinese, 銅柱折交趾滅, Tóng zhù zhé jiāozhǐ miè.) The location of the columns is unknown, with various explanations given for their disappearance.

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