Mazu

Summary

Mazu is a water deity^[1]. She was born in Putian^[2]. She was born on +0960-04-21T00:00:00Z^[3]. She died on +0987-10-04T00:00:00Z^[4]. She ranks in the top 8% of water_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (619 views/month).^[5]

Key Facts

• Born in Putian^[2], Mazu…
• Mazu was born on +0960-04-21T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Mazu died on +0987-10-04T00:00:00Z^[4].
• Mazu's father was Lin Yuan^[6].
• Mazu held citizenship in Song dynasty^[7].
• Mazu's image is recorded as Statue of Mazu.jpg^[8].
• Mazu is recorded as female^[9].
• Mazu's instance of is recorded as water deity^[10].
• Mazu's instance of is recorded as Taoist deity^[11].
• Mazu's instance of is recorded as goddess^[12].
• Mazu's ancestral home is recorded as Putian Xian^[13].
• Mazu's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 37718742^[14].
• Mazu's GND ID is recorded as 119074338^[15].
• Mazu's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2021003383^[16].
• Mazu's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 01194950^[17].
• Mazu's part of is recorded as Five House Gods^[18].
• Mazu's Commons category is recorded as Mazu (goddess)^[19].
• Mazu's country of origin is recorded as People's Republic of China^[20].
• Mazu's CBDB ID is recorded as 0118332^[21].
• The cause of death was shipwrecking^[22].
• Mazu's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01lsb1^[23].
• Mazu's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jo2016908765^[24].
• Mazu's family name is recorded as Lin^[25].
• Mazu's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mazu^[26].
• Mazu's described at URL is recorded as https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/00227^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Putian^[2], Mazu… she was born on +0960-04-21T00:00:00Z^[3]. Her father was Lin Yuan^[6].

Death and Burial

Mazu died on +0987-10-04T00:00:00Z^[4]. The cause of death was shipwrecking^[22].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Mazu include Matsu Islands^[28], an archipelago^[29], in Taiwan^[30].

Why It Matters

Mazu ranks in the top 8% of water_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (619 views/month).^[5] She has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] She is known by 85 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for her include Matsu Islands^[28], an archipelago^[29], in Taiwan^[30].

FAQs

Where was Mazu born?

Mazu was born in Putian^[2].

Who were Mazu's parents?

Mazu's father was Lin Yuan^[6].