Yang Ye
Yang Ye | |
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楊業 | |
From one 1892 print of the novel Legends of Generals of the Yang Family (楊家將傳) | |
| Daizhou prefect Sanjiao Garrison armed forces director | |
| In office December 979 – August 986 | |
| Monarch | Emperor Taizong of Song |
| Jianxiong Command military governor | |
| In office late 960s or 970s – 3 June 979 | |
| Monarch | Emperor Yingwu of Northern Han |
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| Born | Yang Chonggui 920s or early 930s likely modern Shenmu County, Shaanxi |
| Died | August 986 near modern Shuozhou, Shanxi |
| Spouse | Lady She (折氏) (alleged) |
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| Full name | Surname: Yáng (楊), changed to Liú (劉) in the 950s, changed back to Yang in 979 Given name: Chóngguì (重貴), changed to Jìyè (繼業) in the 950s, changed to Yè (業) in 979 |
| Other names | Yang Jiye Liu Jiye |
| Nickname(s) | "Invincible Yang" (楊無敵) "Commanding Lord Yang" (楊令公) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 楊業 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 杨业 | ||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 楊繼業 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 杨继业 | ||||||||||||||
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Yang Ye (楊業) or Yang Jiye (楊繼業) (died August 986), named Liu Jiye (劉繼業) before 979 and Yang Chonggui (楊重貴) in his youth, was a Chinese military general of the Northern Han and the Northern Song dynasties.
While at Northern Han, he took on the surname "Liu", having been adopted by Northern Han's founding emperor Liu Chong as a grandson. After pledging allegiance to Emperor Taizong of Song, he was stationed at Song's northern border with the Khitan-ruled Liao dynasty, where, in 980, he played an instrumental role in expelling a major Liao invasion in Yanmen Pass.