Song, Liao, and Jin · Astronomer and Official

Kong Zhihe 孔致和

Attested AD 1068

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Kong Zhihe was an Astronomer and Official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1068 太祖之生也
Directly stated · History of Jin 23, passages 12-13

Career and standing

Director of Astronomy 司天
Held
Directly stated · History of Jin 23, passage 13

Places and affiliations

Polity Id liao · Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Jin 23, passage 13

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation
Directly stated · History of Jin 23, passage 13

Events and relationships

Interpreted five colored clouds as birth of extraordinary man
Omen · Interpreter · With Taizu (太祖)
Directly stated · History of Jin 23, passage 13
Relation Omen interpreter for · Person Taizu (太祖)
Directly stated · History of Jin 23, passage 13

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · History of Jin 23, passage 13

References in the histories

History of Jin, Chapter 23Volume 23 Treatises 4: Five Elements · 1 passage

遼司天到孔致和曰：「其下當生異人，建非常之事，天以象告，非人力所能為也。」 Liao Director of Astronomy Kong Zhihe said: "Beneath it an extraordinary man shall be born, to accomplish unheard-of deeds—Heaven announces by signs what no human hand can make."