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Yue Fei
Yue Fei was a Southern Song general who led campaigns against the Jurchen Jin dynasty and its client state of Qi in the 1130s, recovering territory north of the Yangtze. Opposed to the peace policy of Emperor Gaozong and the chancellor Qin Hui, he was recalled, imprisoned and executed around the time of the Treaty of Shaoxing. He later became a national hero symbolising loyalty.
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