Five Dynasties · Official and Astronomer

Hu Yun 胡韞

Attested AD 936

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Hu Yun was an official and Astronomer.

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New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 64Volume 64: Hereditary House of Later Shu · 1 passage
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明德三年三月，熒惑犯積屍，昶以謂積屍蜀分也，懼，欲禳之，以問司天少監胡韞，韞曰：「按十二次，起井五度至柳八度，為鶉首之次，鶉首，秦分也，蜀雖屬秦，乃極南之表爾。 In the third month of the third year of Bright Virtue the Sparkling Deluder invaded the Heap of Corpses. Chang took this as a sign for Shu and grew fearful, wishing to perform expiatory rites. He asked Vice Director of Astronomy Hu Yun, who said: "By the twelve celestial stations, from five degrees in Well to eight degrees in Willow lies Quail's Head—Qin territory. Shu belongs to Qin only in the sense that it lies at Qin's far southern edge.