Fude Zhengshen
E759814
Fude Zhengshen is a Chinese folk deity revered as a god of wealth and good fortune, often identified with the earth god Tudigong in local religious practice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fude Zhengshen canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8798805 — 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: Fude Zhengshen Context triple: [Tudigong, hasTitle, Fude Zhengshen]
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A.
Yan Zhenqing
Yan Zhenqing was a renowned Tang dynasty statesman, general, and one of China’s most celebrated calligraphers, famed for his vigorous and upright regular script.
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B.
Zongmi
Zongmi was a prominent Tang dynasty Buddhist scholar-monk known for synthesizing Chan (Zen) and Huayan thought into a comprehensive doctrinal system.
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C.
Yu Yishang
Yu Yishang was one of the principal wives of Yuan Shikai, the early 20th-century Chinese military strongman and short-lived emperor of China.
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D.
Yu Chengwan
Yu Chengwan was a Chinese military commander best known for leading Nationalist forces during the World War II-era Battle of Changde against the Imperial Japanese Army.
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E.
Wu Daozi
Wu Daozi was a legendary Chinese painter of the Tang dynasty, celebrated for his dynamic brushwork and profound influence on the development of traditional Chinese art.
- 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: Fude Zhengshen Target entity description: Fude Zhengshen is a Chinese folk deity revered as a god of wealth and good fortune, often identified with the earth god Tudigong in local religious practice.
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A.
Yan Zhenqing
Yan Zhenqing was a renowned Tang dynasty statesman, general, and one of China’s most celebrated calligraphers, famed for his vigorous and upright regular script.
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B.
Zongmi
Zongmi was a prominent Tang dynasty Buddhist scholar-monk known for synthesizing Chan (Zen) and Huayan thought into a comprehensive doctrinal system.
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C.
Yu Yishang
Yu Yishang was one of the principal wives of Yuan Shikai, the early 20th-century Chinese military strongman and short-lived emperor of China.
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D.
Yu Chengwan
Yu Chengwan was a Chinese military commander best known for leading Nationalist forces during the World War II-era Battle of Changde against the Imperial Japanese Army.
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E.
Wu Daozi
Wu Daozi was a legendary Chinese painter of the Tang dynasty, celebrated for his dynamic brushwork and profound influence on the development of traditional Chinese art.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese folk deity
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god of wealth ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
earth god
ⓘ
local tutelary deity ⓘ |
| associatedRitual |
burning joss paper
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offerings of fruit ⓘ offerings of incense ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Tudigong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| culture | Han Chinese culture ⓘ |
| domain |
good fortune
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household protection ⓘ prosperity ⓘ wealth ⓘ |
| function |
ensuring the prosperity of households
ⓘ
protecting land and property ⓘ |
| hasRole |
bringer of good luck
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bringer of wealth ⓘ protector of local communities ⓘ |
| iconography |
depicted as an elderly man
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often holding a gold ingot ⓘ often holding a staff ⓘ often shown with a white beard ⓘ |
| invokedFor |
business success
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financial stability ⓘ safe construction and land use ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Chinese ⓘ |
| linkedDeityType |
earth god
ⓘ
wealth god ⓘ |
| nameScript | Chinese characters ⓘ |
| oftenIdentifiedWith | Tudigong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Chinese folk religion
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Taoism ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Righteous God of Blessing and Virtue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| venerationType |
household cult
ⓘ
local cult ⓘ |
| worshippedBy | Chinese communities overseas ⓘ |
| worshippedIn |
Hong Kong
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ mainland China ⓘ |
| worshipPlace |
household altars
ⓘ
local earth god temples ⓘ roadside shrines ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fude Zhengshen Description of subject: Fude Zhengshen is a Chinese folk deity revered as a god of wealth and good fortune, often identified with the earth god Tudigong in local religious practice.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.