Guo Ziyi

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), posthumously Prince Zhōngwǔ of Fényáng, 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. Family Parents Mother: Unknown Father: Guo Jingzi 郭敬之 Wives Lady Wang (王氏), legal wife Guo Xi (郭晞; 733–794), third son Guo Wu (郭晤), fifth son Guo Ai (郭曖), sixth son Guo Shu (郭曙), seventh son Guo Ying (郭映), eighth son Lady Zhang (张氏), concubine Lady Li (李氏), concubine Unknown: Guo Yao (郭曜), first son Guo Gan (郭旰), second son Guo Po (郭昢), fourth son Eight Daughters Early life Guo Ziyi was born into the family of a middle-class civil servant in Hua Prefecture (華州, present-day Hua County in Shaanxi), he was described as a handsome man and was over 1.9 meters tall. Around 735 Guo Ziyi was saved from a court martial by the poet Li Bai, who intervened on his behalf with the local commander.