Yue Fei
Song dynasty Chinese general (1103–1142) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yue Fei (Chinese: 岳飛; March 24, 1103 – January 28, 1142),[1] courtesy name Pengju (鵬舉) was a Chinese military general who lived during the Southern Song dynasty and is remembered as a patriotic national hero of Song China, known for leading its forces in the wars in the 12th century between Southern Song and the Jurchen-ruled Jin dynasty in northern China. Because of his warlike stance, he was put to death by the Southern Song government in 1142 under a frameup, after a negotiated peace was achieved with the Jurchens.[2] Yue Fei is depicted in the Wu Shuang Pu (Chinese: 無雙譜; lit. 'Table of Peerless Heroes') by Jin Guliang.
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Native name | 岳飛 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1103-03-24)March 24, 1103 Tangyin, Anyang, Henan, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | January 28, 1142(1142-01-28) (aged 38) Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allegiance | Song dynasty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years of service | 1122–1142 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Battles/wars | Song–Jin wars | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 岳飛 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 岳飞 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yue Fei's ancestral home was in Xiaoti, Yonghe Village, Tangyin, Xiangzhou, Henan (in present-day Tangyin County, Anyang, Henan). He was granted the posthumous name Wumu (武穆) by Emperor Xiaozong in 1169, and later granted the noble title King of È (鄂王) posthumously by the Emperor Ningzong in 1211. Since his death and after the fall of the Song dynasty in 1279, Yue Fei is widely seen as a culture hero in China; he has evolved into a paragon of loyalty in Chinese culture.