Yang Yanzhao | |
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Born | 958 likely modern Taiyuan, Shanxi |
Died | modern Baoding, Hebei | 9 February 1014 (aged 56)
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Father | Yang Ye |
Full name | Surname: Liú (劉), changed to Yáng (楊), his father's original surname, in 979 with his father Given name: Yánlǎng (延朗), changed to Yánzhāo (延昭) in 1012 |
Nickname | "Yang's 6th son" (楊六郎) |
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Traditional Chinese | 楊延昭 | ||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 杨延昭 | ||||||||||||||
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Yang Yanzhao (楊延昭; c. 958 – 9 February 1014), named Yang Yanlang (楊延朗) before 1012, was a military general in ancient China's Northern Song dynasty. For over two decades he defended Song's northern border against the Khitan-ruled Liao dynasty, helping Song thwart Liao's repeated invasion attempts between 999 and 1004.
He was one of Yang Ye's seven sons. History of Song mentions that he was called Yang Liulang (楊六郎, literally "Yang's 6th son") by the Khitans who feared him. In the largely fictional legends of Generals of the Yang Family, Yang Yanzhao is Yang Ye's sixth eldest son to explain this nickname,[2] even though historians believe he was actually the eldest or second eldest son.