Yang Yanzhao

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Yang Yanzhao (楊延昭) ( 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, even though historians believe he was actually the eldest or 2nd eldest son. Provided by Wikipedia