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Princess Iron Fan铁扇公主

Pilgrims & DemonsFiction

Wife of the Bull Demon King, mother of Red Boy, and holder of the Banana Leaf Fan.

DIRECT FIGURES
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RELATION RECORDS
4
SOURCE WORKS
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RELATIONSHIP COMPASS

Princess Iron Fan, and the people around them.

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KINSHIP

Kinship

Blood, marriage and sworn bonds

2 figures · 3 records
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CONFLICT

Conflict

Battles, captures and defeat

1 figure · 1 record

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In fiction · Journey to the West

Princess Iron Fan is the wife of the Bull Demon King, the mother of Red Boy, and possesses a Banana Leaf Fan. In the end, she returns to the right path.

History vs. fiction

The title Princess Iron Fan does not match the Buddhist concept of Rakshasa

  • In Chapter 59 of 'Journey to the West', the wife of the Bull Demon King is named Princess Iron Fan or Rakshasi, and she holds a palm-leaf fan. In Buddhism, Rakshasa refers to man-eating demons, and there is no such character as Princess Iron Fan who possesses a celestial treasure. The original text: "只有个铁扇公主,又名罗刹女。" (Chapter 59 of 'Journey to the West').

Relationship network

4 figures · 9 links
Princess Iron FanPrincess Iron FanSun Wukong (Monkey King)Sun Wukong (Monkey King)Red BoyRed BoyBull Demon KingBull Demon King
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Sources: Journey to the West, ch. 40; Journey to the West, ch. 59; Journey to the West, ch. 60; Journey to the West, ch. 61

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