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Yue Fei

Patriotic general of the Song dynasty, executed under a frameup in 1142.

Yue Fei

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Yue Fei was a Chinese military general of the Song dynasty, born March 24, 1103 and executed January 28, 1142.[1] He is remembered as a patriotic national hero for leading Southern Song forces against the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty.[1] Because he advocated for war, the Southern Song government executed him in 1142 on false charges after a peace treaty had been made with the Jin.[2]

Quick Facts

Born
24 March 1103
Died
28 January 1142
Birthplace
Tangyin, Anyang, Henan, Northern Song dynasty
Place of death
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Southern Song dynasty
Allegiance
Song dynasty
Service years
1122–1142
Battles
Song–Jin wars
Spouse
Lady Liu; Li Wa

Facts from the source article.

Life and work

Yue Fei came from a family of impoverished tenant farmers in Tangyin County, which is located in Henan province.[3] His father was the primary source of his early schooling.[4] Yue Fei entered the Song military in 1122, but after his father died in 1123, he went back home.[4][5] In 1126 he signed up again and took part in putting down uprisings led by Chinese warlords.[5]

From 1134 through 1135, he commanded a military action against the Jin's puppet state Qi and took control of areas that had been lost.[6] In 1141, Yue Fei was called back to the Southern Song capital and told to stop his military operations.[7] After his death, he was eventually granted a pardon.[2]

What the cited sources add

The History of Song records that Yue Fei possessed supernatural power and could draw a bow of 300 catties before adulthood.[8] Yue Fei's biography was written 60 years after his death by his grandson Yue Ke and later incorporated into the History of Song in 1346.[9] Southern Song artist Liu Songnian painted "Four Generals of the Restoration" which shows Yue Fei as scholarly-looking with a shorter stature and chubbier build.[10][11] According to the E Wang Shi, when Yue Fei became an adult, his maternal grandfather Yao Daweng employed spear specialist Chen Guang to give him instruction in spear fighting.[12]

Shen Lixin, who works for the Yue Fei Temple Administration, considers that particular portrait the best existing representation of him.[11]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Yue Fei" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Mair, "Chinese Lives: The People Who Made a Civilization", Thames & Hudson, May 1, 2013, p. 120–121 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Yue Fei" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "China to Commemorate Ancient Patriot Yue Fei" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Yue Fei" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: History of Song – Biography of Yue Fei (《宋史·岳飛傳》) (ISBN ?) (See also, 岳飛子雲 (Chinese only)); Qian, Cai. General Yue Fei. Trans. Honorable Sir T.L. Yang. Joint Publishing (H.K.) Co., Ltd. (1995); Lian, Shou Yu and Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming. Xingyiquan: Theory, Applications, Fighting Tactics and Spirit. Boston: YMAA Publication Center, 2002. ( ); Giles, Herbert Allen. A Chinese biographical dictionary = Gu jin xing shi zu pu. Kelly & Walsh, 1939 (ISBN ?) (See here also) (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Yue Fei" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Wright, Arthur F., and Denis Crispin Twitchett. Confucian Personalities. Stanford studies in the civilizations of eastern Asia. Stanford, Calif: Stanford Univer; Song Ci. The Washing Away of Wrongs. Trans. Brian E. McKnight. Center for Chinese Studies, The University of Michigan, 1981 ( ) (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Yue Fei" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Mote 1999, p. 299–300; Mote 1999, p. 299–300 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Yue Fei" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Mote 1999, p. 299–300; Franke 1994, p. 232 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Yue Fei" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Fan, Chengda. Stone Lake: The Poetry of Fan Chengda 1126–1193. Trans. J. D. Schmidt and Patrick Hannan. Ed. Denis Twitchett. Cambridge University Press, 1992 ( (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Yue Fei" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: History of Song – Biography of Yue Fei (《宋史·岳飛傳》) (ISBN ?) (See also, 岳飛子雲 (Chinese only)); "生有神力，未冠，挽弓三百斤，弩八石。學射与周侗，盡其術，能左右射。"; Henning, Stanley E., M.A. Chinese General Yue Fei: Martial Arts Facts, Tales and Mysteries. Journal of Asian Martial Arts. Vol. 15 #4, 2006: 30–35; Liang, Shou-Yu, Wen-Ching Wu, and Denise Breiter-Wu. Qigong Empowerment: A Guide to Medical, Taoist, Buddhist, Wushu Energy Cultivation. The Way of the Dragon, ; Jin, Yunting.The Xingyi Boxing Manual: Hebei Style's Five Principles and Seven Words. Trans. John Groschwitz. N en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Yue Fei" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: (in Chinese) Yue Ke, E Guo Jintuo Zhuibian ( ); Yue Ke, E Guo Jintuo Xubian ( ); "Newly Recovered Anecdotes from Hong Mai you's (1123–1202) Yijian zhi"; Wright, Arthur F., and Denis Crispin Twitchett. Confucian Personalities. Stanford studies in the civilizations of eastern Asia. Stanford, Calif: Stanford Univer; History of Song – Biography of Yue Fei (《宋史·岳飛傳》) (ISBN ?) (See also, 岳飛子雲 (Chinese only)); Deng (邓), "Biography of Yue Fei", 陕西师范大学出版社, 2009 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "Yue Fei" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Portrait Painting in Five Dynasties and Song Dynasty" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  11. Wikipedia, "Yue Fei" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Yue Fei's facelift sparks debate (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  12. Wikipedia, "Yue Fei" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "岳飛及冠時，外祖父姚大翁聘請當時的槍手陳廣教授岳飛槍法。"; Kaplan, Edward Harold. Yueh Fei and the founding of the Southern Sung. Thesis (PhD) – University of Iowa, 1970. Ann Arbor: University Microfilms International, (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org

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