Guanyu

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Guanyu is a deified historical Chinese general from the late Eastern Han dynasty, widely revered as the god of war and loyalty in Chinese folk religion and popular culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese deity
Chinese general
Han dynasty person
deified historical figure
folk deity
loyalty deity
associatedWith Cao Cao
Zhang Fei
Zhuge Liang
countryOfCitizenship Eastern Han dynasty
courtesyName Yunchang
courtesyNameInChinese 雲長
linked to: Guan Yu
cultCenter Guandi Temple
Guanlin Temple
deathCause execution
depictedIn Romance of the Three Kingdoms
ethnicity Han Chinese
executedBy Eastern Wu
gender male
honorificTitle God of War
Lord Guan
Martial Saint
Saintly Emperor Guan
honorificTitleInChinese 武聖
關公
linked to: 关帝

關聖帝君
linked to: 关帝
iconographicAttribute Guan dao
linked to: guan dao

green robe
long beard
red face
influenced Chinese popular culture
East Asian religious culture
literaryCharacterIn Romance of the Three Kingdoms
militaryAffiliation Liu Bei's forces
linked to: Shu forces

Shu Han
nameInChinese 关羽
linked to: Guan Yu

關羽
occupation general
military officer
patronOf martial artists
police
secret societies
soldiers
traders
underworld organizations
posthumousStatus canonized as a god
deified
religion Chinese Buddhism
Chinese folk religion
Confucianism
Taoism
servedUnder Liu Bei
swornBrotherOf Liu Bei
Zhang Fei
symbolOf justice
loyalty
martial valor
timePeriod Three Kingdoms period
late Eastern Han dynasty
veneratedAs god of loyalty
god of war
virtueAssociated bravery
integrity
loyalty
righteousness
weapon Green Dragon Crescent Blade
worshippedIn China
Hong Kong
linked to: Hong Kong, China

Macau
Taiwan
overseas Chinese communities

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Guandi alsoKnownAs Guanyu