Yang Shili, general of the Tang Dynasty

Yang Shili (楊師立) was a general of the Chinese Tang dynasty, who came to control Dongchuan Circuit as its military governor (jiedushi) due to his association with the powerful eunuch Tian Lingzi. He later had a fall out with Tian and Tian's brother Chen Jingxuan, however, and in a subsequent military confrontation, Chen's forces, under the command of Gao Renhou, defeated his. When his own army turned against him in light of its defeat, he committed suicide.