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Guo Ziyi
Guo Ziyi (Traditional Chinese: 郭子儀, Simplified Chinese: 郭子仪 , Hanyu Pinyin: Guō Zǐyí, Wade-Giles: Kuo Tzu-i) (697–781) was a general of Tang China who ended the Anshi Rebellion, and participated in the expeditions against the people of Huihe (Uyghurs) and Tubo (Tibetans).
Guo Ziyi was from Hua Prefecture (華州, today Hua , Shaanxi). He was made Prefect-king of Fenyang (汾陽郡王), hence sometimes called "Li Fenyang".
After his death at 85, he was given the posthumous name of Zhongwu (忠武 "Loyal and Martial").
He is known as the God of Richness and Happiness in Chinese mythology.
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