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Yuchi Gong 尉遲恭 | |
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 Portrait of Yuchi Jingde in the Sancai Tuhui | |
| Born | 585 |
| Died | 658 (aged 72–73) |
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| Occupation | Military general |
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| Father | Yuchi Jia |
Yuchi Gong (尉遲恭) or Yuchi Rong (尉遲融) (585 – 25 December 658[1]), courtesy name Jingde (敬德), also known by his posthumous name Duke Zhongwu of E, was a Chinese military general who lived in the early Tang dynasty. Yuchi Jingde and another general Qin Shubao are worshipped as door gods in Chinese folk religion.
- ^ jiachen day of the 11th month of the 3rd year of the Xianqing era, per Emperor Gaozong's biography in volume 4 of Old Book of Tang. Yuchi's biography in volume 68 of Old Book of Tang indicated that he was 74 (by East Asian reckoning) when he died. Thus by calculation, his birth year should be 585.