Mao Anying

In this Chinese name, the family name is Mao (毛) and An (岸) is a generation name.

Mao Anying
Mao Anying in a Soviet officer's uniform
Native name
毛岸英
Born(1922-10-24)24 October 1922
Changsha, Hunan, then part of the Republic of China
Died25 November 1950(1950-11-25) (aged 28)
Tongchang, North Pyongan, North Korea
Allegiance Soviet Union
People's Republic of China
Rank Lieutenant (Soviet Red Army)
ConflictsWorld War II
Chinese Civil War
Korean War †
Spouse
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(m. 1949)​
RelationsMao Zedong (father)
Yang Kaihui (mother)
Mao Anying
Chinese毛岸英
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMáo Ànyīng
Wade–GilesMao2 An4-ying1
This article is about the son of Mao Zedong who died in the Korean War. For his younger brother, who died in 2007, see Mao Anqing.

Mao Anying (Chinese: 毛岸英; pinyin: Máo Ànyīng; 24 October 1922 – 25 November 1950) was a Chinese military officer. He was the eldest son of Mao Zedong and Yang Kaihui. Educated in Moscow and a veteran of multiple wars, Mao was killed in action by an air strike during the Korean War.

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