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Despite having saved the southern Song dynasty from attempts by the northern Jin dynasty to conquer it, Chinese general Yue Fei was executed by the Song government.
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Song dynasty
Chinese imperial dynasty from 960 to 1279
The Song dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song, who usurped the throne of the Later Zhou dynasty and went on to conquer the rest of the Ten Kingdoms, ending the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
Jurchen-led imperial dynasty of China
The Jin dynasty, officially known as the Great Jin, was a Jurchen-led imperial dynasty of China and empire ruled by the Wanyan clan that existed between 1115 and 1234. It is also often called the Jurchen dynasty or the Jurchen Jin after the ruling Jurchen people. At its peak,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Yue Fei
Song dynasty Chinese general (1103–1142)
Yue Fei, 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…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)