Yang Hao (traditional Chinese: 楊鎬; simplified Chinese: 杨镐; pinyin: Yáng Hào; fl. ?–1629) was a scholar-official of the Ming dynasty of China. After the Ming lost several battles to Nurhaci, Yang Hao was executed by Zhu Youjian before the Ming collapsed to the Qing dynasty. In the Battle of Sarhu (1618–1619) against the rebelling Jurchens led by Nurhaci, the Ming armies under Yang's command suffered a catastrophic defeat. Yang was held responsible and imprisoned until he was finally executed in 1629. However the Ming dynasty would eventually be destroyed as the Qing dynasty reunified China.