Guangong

E599763

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