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Yang Yanzhao (楊延昭) ( 958 – 9 February 1014), named Yang Yanlang (楊延朗) before 1012 and Liu Yanlang (劉延朗) before 979, 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,〔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.〕 even though historians believe he was actually the eldest or 2nd eldest son. ==Early career== Yang Yanzhao's given name was originally Yanlang (延朗). As a child, he was quiet but enjoyed playing military strategy games. His father Yang Ye (then still called Liu Jiye), a distinguished general, had commented that Yanlang resembled him, and would bring him along on military campaigns. In 986, the Song Dynasty armies embarked on a large-scale northern campaign to take the Sixteen Prefectures from Khitan-ruled Liao Dynasty. Yang was the vanguard general for his father Yang Ye's troops during the attacks on the prefectures Yingzhou and Shuozhou. He fought on despite an arrow piercing his arm in the attacks of Shuozhou. After his father's death, he was named a vice-commissioner of honor ceremony (崇儀副使) and sent to Jingzhou. In the years that followed, he had a stint in Huainan to oversee the recovery from floods in Yangtze River and Huai River, eventually becoming the metro inspection commissioner (都巡檢使) of the Baozhou area on the Song border, where he would remain for the rest of his life.〔 At the border, Yang continued his father's tradition of instilling strong discipline in his troops by setting good examples. He had few servants and associates for his position and would endure the same hardship as his soldiers.〔 He befriended Yang Si (楊嗣), another brave general at the border, and commoners would gradually call the duo the "two Yangs". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yang Yanzhao」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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