Guo Ziyi

Guo Ziyi / Duke of Dai 代國公 / Prince of Fenyang 汾陽王
Guo Ziyi / Duke of Dai 代國公 / Prince of Fenyang 汾陽王

Guo Ziyi (Simplified Chinese: 郭子仪, Hanyu Pinyin: Guō Zǐyí) (697 – July 9, 781), posthumously Prince Zhōngwǔ of Fényáng (汾陽忠武王), was a Chinese military general and politician who ended the An Lushan rebellion and participated in expeditions against the Uyghur Khaganate and Tibetan Empire. He was regarded as one of the most powerful Tang generals before and after the Anshi Rebellion. After his death he was deified in Chinese folk religion as the God of Wealth and Happiness (Lu Star of Fu Lu Shou). Guo Ziyi is depicted in the Wu Shuang Pu (無雙譜, Table of Peerless Heroes) by Jin Guliang.

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