MILITARY PERSONNEL

Yue Fei

1142 - 1142

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Yue Fei (Chinese: 岳飛; March 24, 1103 – January 28, 1142), courtesy name Pengju (鵬舉), was a Chinese military general of the Song dynasty and is remembered as a patriotic national hero, known for leading its forces in the wars in the 12th century between Southern Song and the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty in northern China. Because of his warlike stance, he was put to death by the Southern Song government in 1142 under a frameup, after a negotiated peace was achieved with the Jin dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yue Fei has received more than 1,001,486 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Yue Fei is the 207th most popular military personnel (down from 193rd in 2019), the 137th most popular biography from China (down from 114th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Chinese Military Personnel.

Yue Fei is most famous for his military prowess and patriotism. He was a general in the Southern Song Dynasty, and he led the Southern Song army to victory in many battles.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Yue Fei ranks 207 out of 2,058. Before him are Andrey Vlasov, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Viscount of Turenne, Oskar Dirlewanger, Sun Jian, Henning von Tresckow, and Lavr Kornilov. After him are George Armstrong Custer, Erhard Milch, Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski, Slobodan Praljak, Sun Ce, and Andranik.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1142, Yue Fei ranks 1. After him are Moinuddin Chishti, Philip I, Count of Flanders, William the Lion, Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy, Al-Mustadi, Frederick, Duke of Bohemia, and Godfrey III, Count of Louvain. Among people deceased in 1142, Yue Fei ranks 2. Before him is Peter Abelard. After him are Alexios Komnenos, Orderic Vitalis, Godfrey II, Count of Louvain, Elimar II, Count of Oldenburg, and Andronikos Komnenos.

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In China

Among people born in China, Yue Fei ranks 137 out of 1,610. Before him are Chenghua Emperor (1447), Zhang Qian (-200), Sun Jian (155), Bai Juyi (772), Hongzhi Emperor (1470), and Wang Jingwei (1883). After him are Mo Yan (1955), Yang Shangkun (1907), Emperor Jing of Han (-188), King Wen of Zhou (-1112), Emperor Hui of Han (-210), and Tang of Shang (-1601).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In China

Among military personnels born in China, Yue Fei ranks 11. Before him are Zhang Fei (167), Dong Zhuo (139), Zhou Yu (175), Zhao Yun (168), Bai Qi (-250), and Sun Jian (155). After him are Sun Ce (175), Han Xin (-231), Sun Bin (-401), Wu Sangui (1612), Zhang Liao (169), and Jiang Wei (202).

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