Astronomy:Tianhuang Emperor

Short description: Asian deity associated with the North Star

Tianhuang Emperor
God of War
Painting of Tianhuang Emperor
Venerated in	Chinese folk religion Buddhism Taoism
Planet	Cepheus
Gender	Male
Personal information
Parents	Doumu (mother)
Siblings	Ziwei Emperor (younger brother)

Statue of the Tianhuang Emperor (Okayama Jutian Shrine, Taiwan)

The Great Emperor of the Curved Array (Chinese: 勾陳大帝; pinyin: gōuchén dàdì), also called the Gouchen Emperor and Tianhuang Emperor, is one of the highest sky deities of Taoism. He is one of the Four Sovereigns (四御; sì yù) and is in charge of heaven, earth, and human and of wars in the human world.

Constellation

Main article: Astronomy:Tianhuang Emperor (constellation)

There is a constellation named after the Tianhuang Emperor.

See also

• North Star
• Myōken
• Wufang Shangdi
• Four heavenly ministers

External links

• 道教文化资料库
• 玉皇大帝
• 后土皇地祇－地母元君