Guangong

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Guangong, also known as Guan Yu, is a deified Chinese historical general revered as a symbol of loyalty, righteousness, and martial valor in Chinese folk religion, Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Emperor Guan 4
Guangong canonical 4
Guan Gong 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (68)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese deity
Chinese general
deified historical figure
folk religion deity
allegiance Liu Bei
Shu Han
alsoKnownAs Guan Gong
linked to: Guangong

Guan Yu
Guandi
Guansheng Dijun
Lord Guan
linked to: Guan Yu
associatedWith Romance of the Three Kingdoms
birthPlace Hedong Commandery
Xie County
present-day Yuncheng, Shanxi, China
countryOfCitizenship Eastern Han dynasty
linked to: Han dynasty
culturalInfluence Chinese popular culture
East Asian religious practices
deathPlace near Linju
present-day Hubei, China
depictedIn Chinese martial arts lore
classical Chinese opera
employer Liu Bei
familyName Guan
givenName Yu
hasCultCenter Guangdong
linked to: Guangdong Province

Henan
linked to: Henan Province

Hong Kong
linked to: Hong Kong, China

Hubei
linked to: Hubei Province

Shanxi
linked to: Shanxi Province

Taiwan
hasTemple Guan Di Miao in various Chinese communities
Guandi Temple
Man Mo Temple, Hong Kong
iconographicAttribute Green Dragon Crescent Blade
long beard
red face
influenced codes of brotherhood in Chinese secret societies
mannerOfDeath execution
notableEvent Battle of Xiangyang–Fancheng
linked to: Battle of Xiangyang

participation in late Eastern Han civil wars
notableWork service under warlord Liu Bei
occupation general
military officer
patronOf businesspeople
police
soldiers
triads and secret societies
warriors
portrayedAs red-faced warrior with long beard
posthumousTitle Emperor Guan
linked to: Guangong

Guansheng Dijun
Saintly Emperor Guan
religion Chinese Buddhism
Chinese folk religion
Confucianism
Taoism
symbolOf brotherhood
integrity
loyalty
martial valor
righteousness
veneratedIn Buddhist temples
Chinese folk religion
Confucian temples
Taoist temples
virtueEmphasizedByCult yi (righteousness)
zhong (loyalty)

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ong Pagoda dedicatedTo Guangong
Guan Yu posthumousTitle Emperor Guan
linked to: Guangong
Guan Yu posthumousTitle Guan Gong
linked to: Guangong
Guandi alsoKnownAs Guangong
Guandi alsoKnownAs Guan Gong
linked to: Guangong
Guandi honorificTitle Emperor Guan
linked to: Guangong
Luermen Mazu Temple hasDeity Guangong
Wuhou District, Chengdu namedAfter Marquis Wu (Wuhou)
linked to: Guangong
Guangong alsoKnownAs Guan Gong
linked to: Guangong
Guangong posthumousTitle Emperor Guan
linked to: Guangong
Saintly Emperor Guan hasAlternativeName Emperor Guan
linked to: Guangong