Trần Bình Trọng (13th century) was a member of the royal family of the Tran Dynasty. This gallant general died on the battlefield during the 2nd war of resistance against the Yuan-Mongols (1285).
![Captured by the enemy, he refused to surrender and stated: “I had rather be a phantom of the South (Việt Nam) than the king of the North (China)”.](https://www.vietvisiontravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Tran-Binh-Trong-captured-by-the-enemy.jpg)
Captured by the enemy, he refused to surrender and stated: “I had rather be a phantom of the South (Việt Nam) than the king of the North (China)”.
![Tran Binh Trong Street Hanoi](https://www.vietvisiontravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Tran-Binh-Trong-Street-Hanoi.jpg)