Yang Ye
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from one 1892 print of the novel Legends of Generals of the Yang Family (楊家將傳)
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| Daizhou prefect Sanjiao Garrison armed forces director |
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In office December 979 – August 986 |
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| Monarch | Emperor Taizong of Song |
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In office late 960s or 970s – 3 June 979 |
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| Monarch | Emperor Yingwu of Northern Han |
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| Born | 920s or early 930s likely modern Shenmu County, Shaanxi |
| Died | August 986 near modern Shuozhou, Shanxi |
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| Father | Yang Xin (楊信) |
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Surname: Yáng (), changed to Liú () in the 950s, changed back to Yang in 979 Given name: Chóngguì (), changed to Jìyè () in the 950s, changed to Yè () in 979 |
| Nickname(s) | "Invincible Yang" () "Commanding Lord Yang" () |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yáng Yè |
| Wade–Giles | Yang2 Yeh4 |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Yeung4 Yip6 |
| Jyutping | Joeng4 Jip6 |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yáng Jìyè |
| Wade–Giles | Yang2 Chi4-yeh4 |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Yeung4 Gai3-yip6 |
| Jyutping | Joeng4 Gai3-jip6 |
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| Generals of the Yang Family character | |
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| Nickname(s) | Yang Linggong (楊令公; "Commander Lord Yang") "Invincible Yang" |
| Aliases | Yang Jiye |
| Spouse(s) | She Saihua |
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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 military general in imperial China, serving first the Northern Han state during the last years of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, and later the Song Dynasty which annexed Northern Han in 979.
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 Yanmenguan. Nicknamed "Invincible Yang" (楊無敵), he was feared by the Liao military and resented by jealous Song colleagues. His eventual defeat by Liao and death — where he was first coerced and then betrayed by other Song generals including his superior Pan Mei — formed the basis of the popular Generals of the Yang Family legends.
Yang Chonggui was born in a military family. Growing up, his father Yang Xin (楊信) was named the Linzhou (麟州; modern Shenmu County, Shaanxi) prefect (刺史) during the Later Han (947–951). At a young age, Yang Chonggui was a very good horse archer, always returning with several times more game than others on hunting trips. He used dogs and falcons to hunt and saw it as a way to prepare for a career commanding soldiers as a military general.
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