God of War

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The God of War is a revered martial deity in Chinese folk religion and Taoism, commonly identified with the deified general Guan Yu and worshipped as a symbol of loyalty, righteousness, and military prowess.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
God of War canonical 5

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf deity ⓘ
associatedWith Guan Yu ⓘ
cultCenter Guan Di temples ⓘ
linked to: Guandi Temple

Guandi Miao ⓘ
linked to: Guandi miao
deifiedFormOf Guan Yu ⓘ
domain military affairs ⓘ
oaths of brotherhood ⓘ
protection of the state ⓘ
war ⓘ
hasTitle Guan Di ⓘ
linked to: Guandi

Guandi ⓘ
Guansheng Dijun ⓘ
Lord Guan ⓘ
linked to: Guan Yu

Martial Saint ⓘ
historicalOrigin Eastern Han dynasty ⓘ
Three Kingdoms period ⓘ
iconography holding guandao ⓘ
red-faced warrior ⓘ
riding Red Hare ⓘ
wearing green robe ⓘ
identifiedWith Guan Yu ⓘ
linkedTo Confucian virtues ⓘ
Taoist ritual practice ⓘ
patronOf brotherhood associations ⓘ
loyalty oaths ⓘ
righteous officials ⓘ
religion Chinese folk religion ⓘ
Taoism ⓘ
symbolizes bravery ⓘ
brotherhood ⓘ
integrity ⓘ
justice ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ
military prowess ⓘ
protection ⓘ
righteousness ⓘ
veneratedBy Confucian scholars ⓘ
Taoist priests ⓘ
Triads ⓘ
businesspeople ⓘ
martial artists ⓘ
police ⓘ
secret societies ⓘ
soldiers ⓘ
worshippedIn China ⓘ
Hong Kong ⓘ
linked to: Hong Kong, China

Macau ⓘ
Taiwan ⓘ
overseas Chinese communities ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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

Uesugi Kenshin → epithet → God of War ⓘ
Karttikeya → epithet → God of War ⓘ
Saintly Emperor Guan → hasTitle → God of War ⓘ
Guanyu → honorificTitle → God of War ⓘ