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The Research on the Battle of Yanmen Pass
XING Cheng
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DOI:10.17265/2159-5836/2024.02.008
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
During the war between Liao Dynasty (907-1125) and Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), there was a classic battle that happened in Yanmen Pass (located in today’s Dai County, Xinzhou, Shanxi Province, China). It was a well known battle of ancient China because a commander of the Song army named Yang Ye (?-986) was really famous in both classical Chinese fictions and Chinese war history. He is the early protagonist of a famous Chinese classic fiction named The Romance of the Yang family’s generals (written in the 16th century, Ming Dynasty of China). The story of his family also appears in other novels. Besides, in history, he was a general who was active in the early stages of the war between Liao Dynasty and Northern Song Dynasty. The battle of Yanmen Pass (980) was one of the most important battles of Yang’s military career. His combat style especially his cavalry tactic can be summarized through researching this battle.
Northern Song Dynasty, Yanmen Pass, Yang Ye, Liao Dynasty, cavalry tactic
Journal of Literature and Art Studies, February 2024, Vol. 14, No. 2, 151-154
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