Guangong

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Chinese deity Chinese general deified historical figure folk religion deity

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.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Emperor Guan	2
Guan Gong	2

Statements (68)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Chinese deity ⓘ Chinese general ⓘ deified historical figure ⓘ folk religion deity ⓘ
allegiance	Liu Bei NERFINISHED ⓘ Shu Han NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Guan Gong NERFINISHED ⓘ Guan Yu NERFINISHED ⓘ Guandi NERFINISHED ⓘ Guansheng Dijun NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Guan NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Romance of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthPlace	Hedong Commandery NERFINISHED ⓘ Xie County NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Yuncheng, Shanxi, China ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Eastern Han dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
familyName	Guan NERFINISHED ⓘ
givenName	Yu NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCultCenter	Guangdong NERFINISHED ⓘ Henan NERFINISHED ⓘ Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ Hubei NERFINISHED ⓘ Shanxi NERFINISHED ⓘ Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTemple	Guan Di Miao in various Chinese communities ⓘ Guandi Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Man Mo Temple, Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ
iconographicAttribute	Green Dragon Crescent Blade NERFINISHED ⓘ long beard ⓘ red face ⓘ
influenced	codes of brotherhood in Chinese secret societies ⓘ
mannerOfDeath	execution ⓘ
notableEvent	Battle of Xiangyang–Fancheng NERFINISHED ⓘ 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Guansheng Dijun NERFINISHED ⓘ Saintly Emperor Guan NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Chinese Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Chinese folk religion ⓘ Confucianism ⓘ Taoism ⓘ
symbolOf	brotherhood ⓘ integrity ⓘ loyalty ⓘ martial valor ⓘ righteousness ⓘ
veneratedIn	Buddhist temples ⓘ Chinese folk religion NERFINISHED ⓘ Confucian temples NERFINISHED ⓘ Taoist temples ⓘ
virtueEmphasizedByCult	yi (righteousness) ⓘ zhong (loyalty) ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

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

Guandi → alsoKnownAs → Guangong ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guan Gong

Ong Pagoda → dedicatedTo → Guangong ⓘ

Dajia Jenn Lann Temple → hasDeity → Guangong ⓘ

Luermen Mazu Temple → hasDeity → Guangong ⓘ

Guandi → honorificTitle → Guangong ⓘ

this entity surface form: Emperor Guan

Guan Yu → posthumousTitle → Guangong ⓘ

this entity surface form: Emperor Guan

Guan Yu → posthumousTitle → Guangong ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guan Gong