Yue Fei

Yue Fei

Yue Fei (March 24, 1103 – January 28, 1142), courtesy name Pengju, was a Chinese military general who lived during the Southern Song dynasty, known for leading Southern Song forces in the wars in the 12th century between Southern Song and the Jurchen-ruled Jin dynasty in northern China. Because of his warlike-stance, he was put to death by the Southern Song government in 1142 under a concocted charge, after a negotiated peace was achived with the Jurchens.Yue Fei's ancestral home was in Xiaoti, Yonghe Village, Tangyin, Xiangzhou, Henan (in present-day Tangyin County, Anyang, Henan). He was granted the posthumous name Wumu (武穆) by Emperor Xiaozong in 1169, and later granted the posthumous title King of È (鄂王) by Emperor Ningzong in 1211. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yue Fei has received more than 648,383 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Yue Fei is the 210th most popular military personnel (down from 165th in 2019), the 126th most popular biography from China (down from 108th 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.