Yang Jian was a huanguan (eunuch) and minister under Emperor Huizong of Song, best-known for implementing oppressive tax policies to increase government revenue. In subsequent works of fiction, such as the classic novels Water Margin and Jin Ping Mei, he is almost always portrayed as treacherous and corrupt.
- Occupation
- eunuch official
- Citizenship
- Northern Song dynasty
- Died
- 1121
