He Shifan was a commander of Shaanxi Circuit during the wars between the Song and Jin Dynasties, but there are few documentary records about his death in the battle of Bagongyuan in Fuping county. The "Epitaph of the Late Commander Lord He", which describes He Shifan's whole life in great detail, records hitherto unknown details of the continuous fighting between Song and Jin over Yaozhou in the early Southern Song as well as the reasons of He Shifan's death in the battle of Bagongyuan. This significantly enriches current documentary records in this field. The Epitaph can be cross-checked and referenced with Records of the Famous Official in Song Dynasty and the Annals of Song and Jin during the Emperors of Huizong, Qinzong and Gaozong. It also possesses great value for enhancing understanding the change of military and political situations in northern Shaanxi during the transitional period of the Song and Jin Dynasties.