In this Chinese name, the family name is Yang (originally Liu).
Yang Yanzhao
from one 1892 print of the novel Legends of Generals of the Yang Family (楊家將傳)[1]
Personal details
Born
958 likely modern Taiyuan, Shanxi
Died
(1014-02-09)9 February 1014 (aged 56) modern Baoding, Hebei
Children
Yang Chuanyong (楊傳永), son
Yang Dezheng (楊德政), son
Yang Wenguang, son
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)
Yang Yanzhao
Traditional Chinese
楊延昭
Simplified Chinese
杨延昭
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Yáng Yánzhāo
Wade–Giles
Yang2 Yen2-chao1
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Yeung4 Yin4-chiu1
Jyutping
Joeng4 Jin4-ciu1
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 2 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 7 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 6th eldest son to explain this nickname,[2] even though historians believe he was actually the eldest or 2nd eldest son.
^Essentially the same novel, with slight modifications by publishers and editors, as the second half of Records of the Two Songs, South and North (兩宋南北志傳) written by Xiong Damu (熊大木) in the late 16th century.
^It's unclear today what the nickname means. Some historians believe the Khitan people referred to sirius as liulang xing (六郎星; "6th Son Star"), so the nickname conferred a degree of respect, as important generals were believed to be reincarnations of stars. Some believe there had been a scribal error in History of Song, since the words "Eldest son" (大郎) and "Sixth son" (六郎) are very similar in writing. Some believe "Liulang" is simply a transliteration of a nickname in the still undeciphered Khitan language. Others believe he was indeed the 6th oldest of the generation if cousins are included.
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