Mazu

Summary

Mazu is a water deity^[1]. She was born in Putian^[2]. She was born on April 21, 960^[3]. She died on October 4, 987^[4]. She ranks in the top 8% of water_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,153 views/month).^[5]

Key Facts

• Born in Putian^[2], Mazu…
• Mazu was born on April 21, 960^[3].
• Mazu died on October 4, 987^[4].
• Mazu's father was Lin Yuan^[6].
• Mazu held citizenship in Song dynasty^[7].
• Mazu is recorded as female^[8].
• Mazu's instance of is recorded as water deity^[9].
• Mazu's instance of is recorded as Taoist deity^[10].
• Mazu's instance of is recorded as goddess^[11].
• Mazu's ancestral home is recorded as Putian Xian^[12].
• Mazu is part of Five House Gods^[13].
• Mazu's Commons category is recorded as Mazu (goddess)^[14].
• Mazu's country of origin is recorded as People's Republic of China^[15].
• The cause of death was shipwrecking^[16].
• Mazu's family name is recorded as Lin^[17].
• Mazu's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mazu^[18].
• Mazu's described at URL is recorded as https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/00227^[19].
• Mazu's described at URL is recorded as https://ich.unesco.org/fr/RL/00227^[20].
• Mazu's described at URL is recorded as https://ich.unesco.org/es/RL/00227^[21].
• Mazu's described at URL is recorded as https://inindex.com/biog/searchResult/118332/%E6%9E%97%E6%B0%8F%E5%A5%B3#1_1^[22].
• Mazu's worshipped by is recorded as Taoism^[23].
• Mazu's manner of death is recorded as accidental death^[24].
• Mazu's domain of saint or deity is recorded as sailing^[25].
• Mazu's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q22828831^[26].
• Mazu's intangible cultural heritage status is recorded as Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Putian^[2], Mazu… she was born on April 21, 960^[3]. Her father was Lin Yuan^[6].

Death and Burial

Mazu died on October 4, 987^[4]. The cause of death was shipwrecking^[16].

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 (2,153 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].