Guo Ziyi

Guo Ziyi
Duke of Dai 代國公
Prince of Fenyang 汾陽王
This image is from a book called "Wan xiao tang – Zhu Zhuang – Hua zhuan (晩笑堂竹荘畫傳)" which was published in the 10th year of the Republic of China (民国十年, 1921).
Born697
DiedJuly 9, 781 (age 83–84)
Issue8 sons, including Guo Ai (郭曖), father of Empress Dowager Guo
Posthumous name
Zhongwu 忠武
FatherGuo Jingzi (郭敬之)
OccupationMilitary general, politician

Guo Ziyi (Kuo Tzu-i; Traditional Chinese: 郭子儀, Simplified Chinese: 郭子仪, Hanyu Pinyin: Guō Zǐyí, Wade-Giles: Kuo1 Tzu3-i2) (697 – July 9, 781[1]), 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.

  1. ^ "兩千年中西曆轉換". Archived from the original on 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2008-06-15.