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Yang Yanzhao

Type Figure Region Asia Time 958–1014 Also known as Yanzhao、Sixth Brother

Yang Yanzhao (958–1014), style name Yanzhao, from Taiyuan in Bingzhou, eldest son of Yang Ye, was a Northern Song military figure.…

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  1. 986–999Yanmen Pass · DaizhouAfter the Yongxi northern expedition he fought Liao forces with his father Yang Ye along the Daizhou-Yanmen line, regathering the remnants after the Battle of Chenjiagu and continuing to guard the frontier.
  2. 1004–1010Chanzhou · ChanzhouAround the Chanyuan Treaty in the first year of Jingde, he campaigned along the Hebei frontier, clashing repeatedly with Liao forces and consolidating the new Song-Liao border.
  3. 1011–1014Gaoyang Pass · Gaoyang PassServed as commander-in-chief of Gaoyang Pass during the Dazhong Xiangfu era, continuing to guard northern Hebei; died at his frontier post in the first year of Dazhong Xiangfu (1014).

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