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Yang Zongbao杨宗保

Yang Family GeneralsFiction

Son of Yang Liushi, at thirteen, wished to follow his father but was not allowed.

DIRECT FIGURES
9
RELATION RECORDS
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SOURCE WORKS
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Yang Zongbao, and the people around them.

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KINSHIP

Kinship

Blood, marriage and sworn bonds

3 figures · 4 records
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ALLEGIANCE

Allegiance

Rulers, appointments and allegiance

6 figures · 7 records
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CONFLICT

Conflict

Battles, captures and defeat

2 figures · 2 records

11 key relationships are shown here. The complete record remains below.

FeatureYang Ye in the Song Shi, Yet Not a Single Yang Family Heroine IncludedYang Ye, the famous anti-Liao general of the early Northern Song dynasty, has completely different images in actual history and later popular romances. The legendary female generals of the Yang family, a household name in folklore, have not a single word recorded in the official history. Furthermore, the true culprit who forced Yang Ye to his death was not the treacherous Pan Renmei as depicted in the romance. By peeling back the layers of myth from romances and storytelling, we can catch a glimpse of the real, tragic frontier conflicts in the records of the "Song Shi", and the iron-blooded loyalty of the Yang Family Generals who "fought the enemy to the death and established unparalleled integrity" for the state.

Relationship network

10 figures · 42 links
Yang ZongbaoYang ZongbaoEmperor Zhenzong of SongEmperor Zhenzong of SongYang YanzhaoYang YanzhaoHu YanzanHu YanzanMeng LiangMeng LiangShe TaijunShe TaijunYue ShengYue ShengMu GuiyingMu GuiyingHan YanshouHan YanshouYang WulangYang Wulang
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Sources: Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 31; Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 34; Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 35; Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 36; Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 37; Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 38; Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 39; Generals of the Yang Family, ch. 41

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