Patriotic Defense and Loyalty of General Yue Fei

Yue Fei

A military commander, general, and poet of the Southern Song dynasty. Active from the late Northern Song to the early Southern Song period, he sought to recover lost territories in northern China against the invasion by the Jurchen Jin dynasty. Emphasizing military discipline, he led the force known as the Yue Family Army to victory in multiple battles. Coming into conflict with the Southern Song Prime Minister Qin Hui and others who advocated for peace with the Jin dynasty, he was framed for treason and executed in 1142. Widely praised in later generations as a symbol of loyalty, he was posthumously granted the name Wumu in 1169 and the title Prince of E in 1211.

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Year	Yue Fei
1103	Birth of Yue Fei (Period: March 24, 1103, Location: Tangyin County, Anyang City, Henan Province, China)
1122	Enlistment in the Song Army (Yue Fei, Age: 18 years old, Period: 1122, Location: Northern China)
1125	Song-Jin Wars (Age: 21 years old, Period: 1125–1234 (Yue Fei Mainly Participated in the 1120s–1141), Location: Northern and Central China, Including Henan, Hubei, Anhui, and Jiangsu Provinces)
1126	Northern Song Defense Battles Related to the Jingkang Incident (Age: 22 years old, Period: 1126–1127, Location: Kaifeng, Henan Province, China, etc.)
1127	Jingkang Incident (Age: 23 years old, Period: 1127, Location: Kaifeng, Henan Province, China, and Within Jin Territory)
1129	Defense Battles along the Yangtze River Basin (Age: 25 years old, Period: c. 1129–1130, Location: Around Jiankang, Jiangsu Province, China (Present-day Nanjing))
1130	Northern Expeditions of the Southern Ming (Age: 26 years old, Period: 1130s–1141, Location: Central and Northern China, Including Henan, Hubei, and Anhui Provinces) Formation of the Yue Family Army and Establishment of Military Discipline (Age: 26 years old, Period: 1130s, Location: Central China, Around Hubei and Henan Provinces)
1140	Recall of Yue Fei by Twelve Golden Plaques (Age: 36 years old, Period: 1140, Location: From Henan Province, China toward Lin'an, Capital of the Southern Song (Present-day Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province)) Battle of Yancheng (Age: 36 years old, Period: 1140, Location: Yancheng, Henan Province, China (Around Present-day Yancheng District, Luohe City)) Battle of Yingchang (Age: 36 years old, Period: 1140, Location: Yingchang, Henan Province, China (Around Present-day Xuchang City)) Advance to Zhuxian Town (Age: 36 years old, Period: 1140, Location: Zhuxian Town, Henan Province, China (South of Present-day Kaifeng City))
1141	Arrest and Execution of Yue Fei (Age: 37 years old, Period: 1141–1142; Execution on January 28, 1142, Location: Lin'an, Zhejiang Province, China (Present-day Hangzhou)) Imprisonment in Lin'an and Final Days (Age: 37 years old, Period: 1141–1142, Location: Lin'an, Zhejiang Province, China (Present-day Hangzhou))
1142	Death of Yue Fei (Age: 38 years old, Period: January 28, 1142)
1211	Rehabilitation and Posthumous Honors for Yue Fei (Age: 68 years after death, Period: Rehabilitated in 1163, Posthumously Named Wumu in 1169, and Granted Title Prince of E in 1211, Location: Southern Song Imperial Court Centered in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China)
Unknown	Marriage (Yue Fei, Lady Liu, Li Wa, Period: Marriage to Lady Liu Said to Be in His Youth; Exact Date of Marriage to Li Wa Unclear, Location: Specific Location Cannot Be Identified with Certainty from Reliable Records; Possibly Related to Tangyin County, Henan Province, Yue Fei's Hometown, but Unconfirmed)

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