Saintly Emperor Guan
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Saintly Emperor Guan is the deified form of the historical general Guan Yu, venerated in Chinese folk religion, Taoism, and Buddhism as a powerful god of war, loyalty, and righteousness.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saintly Emperor Guan canonical | 4 |
| Saintly Emperor Guan Yu | 1 |
| 武聖 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8158159 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Saintly Emperor Guan Context triple: [Guan Yu, posthumousTitle, Saintly Emperor Guan]
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A.
Ban Shu Legend
Ban Shu Legend is a Chinese historical romance television drama series centered on the life and adventures of a spirited young woman in the Han dynasty.
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B.
Son of Heaven
The Son of Heaven is the traditional Chinese imperial title signifying the emperor’s role as the divinely sanctioned ruler and intermediary between Heaven and the human realm.
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C.
King of Han
King of Han was the royal title held by Liu Bang before he founded the Han dynasty and became Emperor Gaozu of Han.
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D.
Prince of Yan
Prince of Yan was the noble title held by Zhu Di before he became the Yongle Emperor of the Ming dynasty.
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E.
Book of Wu
The Book of Wu is the section of the ancient Chinese historical text *Records of the Three Kingdoms* that chronicles the history and rulers of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Saintly Emperor Guan Target entity description: Saintly Emperor Guan is the deified form of the historical general Guan Yu, venerated in Chinese folk religion, Taoism, and Buddhism as a powerful god of war, loyalty, and righteousness.
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A.
Ban Shu Legend
Ban Shu Legend is a Chinese historical romance television drama series centered on the life and adventures of a spirited young woman in the Han dynasty.
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B.
Son of Heaven
The Son of Heaven is the traditional Chinese imperial title signifying the emperor’s role as the divinely sanctioned ruler and intermediary between Heaven and the human realm.
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C.
King of Han
King of Han was the royal title held by Liu Bang before he founded the Han dynasty and became Emperor Gaozu of Han.
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D.
Prince of Yan
Prince of Yan was the noble title held by Zhu Di before he became the Yongle Emperor of the Ming dynasty.
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E.
Book of Wu
The Book of Wu is the section of the ancient Chinese historical text *Records of the Three Kingdoms* that chronicles the history and rulers of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (83)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deified historical figure
ⓘ
deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
brotherhood
ⓘ
business protection ⓘ justice ⓘ law and justice ⓘ loyalty ⓘ martial valor ⓘ oaths of loyalty ⓘ protection ⓘ righteousness ⓘ wealth ⓘ |
| basedOn | Guan Yu ⓘ |
| cultDevelopedFrom | posthumous veneration of Guan Yu ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Emperor Guan
ⓘ
linked to:
Guangong
Guan Di ⓘ
linked to:
Guandi
Guan Gong ⓘ
linked to:
Guan Yu
Guan Sheng Dijun ⓘ
linked to:
Guansheng Dijun
Guandi ⓘ Lord Guan ⓘ
linked to:
Guan Yu
Saintly Emperor Guan Yu ⓘ
linked to:
Saintly Emperor Guan
|
| hasFeastDay | various dates in the Chinese lunar calendar ⓘ |
| hasSacredWeapon | Green Dragon Crescent Blade ⓘ |
| hasTempleType |
Guan Gong miao
ⓘ
linked to:
Guandi miao
Guandi temple ⓘ
linked to:
Guandi Temple
|
| hasTitle |
God of War
ⓘ
Guansheng Dijun ⓘ Martial Sage ⓘ Military Saint ⓘ Saintly Emperor ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin |
Three Kingdoms period general Guan Yu
ⓘ
linked to:
Guan Yu
|
| honoredBy |
Ming dynasty emperors
ⓘ
linked to:
Ming emperors
Qing dynasty emperors ⓘ
linked to:
Qing emperors
imperial Chinese state ⓘ |
| iconographicAttribute |
awe-inspiring gaze
ⓘ
long lush beard ⓘ military attire ⓘ |
| linkedText | Romance of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ |
| linkedTo | oath of the Peach Garden ⓘ |
| moralExemplarOf |
xin (trustworthiness)
ⓘ
yi (righteousness) ⓘ zhong (loyalty) ⓘ |
| patronOf |
businesspeople
ⓘ
judges ⓘ martial artists ⓘ military officials ⓘ triad societies in some historical contexts ⓘ |
| religiousRole |
patron of gamblers in some traditions
ⓘ
patron of merchants ⓘ patron of police ⓘ patron of secret societies ⓘ patron of soldiers ⓘ patron of sworn brotherhoods ⓘ protector deity ⓘ |
| seenAs |
guardian of businesses
ⓘ
guardian of cities ⓘ guardian of temples ⓘ protector against demons ⓘ protector against injustice ⓘ |
| symbol |
green-faced warrior with long beard
ⓘ
holding the Green Dragon Crescent Blade ⓘ red face in some iconography ⓘ wearing armor and robe ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Chinese Buddhism
ⓘ
Chinese folk religion ⓘ Chinese popular religion ⓘ Confucian folk practice ⓘ Taoism ⓘ overseas Chinese communities ⓘ |
| worshipedIn |
China
ⓘ
Hong Kong ⓘ
linked to:
Hong Kong, China
Japan ⓘ Korea ⓘ Macau ⓘ Malaysia ⓘ Singapore ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ Taiwan ⓘ
linked to:
Taiwan, Province of China
Vietnam ⓘ
linked to:
Viet Nam
|
| worshipPractice |
burning incense
ⓘ
offering wine and meat ⓘ seeking protection in legal disputes ⓘ swearing oaths before his image ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saintly Emperor Guan Description of subject: Saintly Emperor Guan is the deified form of the historical general Guan Yu, venerated in Chinese folk religion, Taoism, and Buddhism as a powerful god of war, loyalty, and righteousness.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Saintly Emperor Guan
linked to: Saintly Emperor Guan