Song, Liao, and Jin · Official

Niehe 涅合

Attested AD 1177

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Niehe was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1177 十七年五月甲辰
Directly stated · History of Jin 19, passage 117

Career and standing

Food Service director 典食令
Held
Directly stated · History of Jin 19, passage 117

Places and affiliations

Polity Jin 金 · Relation Of
Directly stated · History of Jin 19, passage 117

Events and relationships

Served porridge with spider incident
AD 1177 十七年五月甲辰 · Service · Server · With Yungong (允恭)
Directly stated · History of Jin 19, passage 117

References in the histories

History of Jin, Chapter 19Volume 19 Annals 19: Ancenstral Records: Emperor Jingxuan Zongjun, Ruizong, Zongyao, Xianzong, Yungong · 1 passage

十七年五月甲辰，侍宴于常武殿，典食令涅合進粥，帝將食，有蜘蛛在粥碗中，涅合恐懼失措，帝從容曰：「蜘蛛吐絲乘空，忽墮此中爾，豈汝罪哉。」 In the seventeenth year, fifth month, on jiachen, at a feast in the Changwu Hall, Food Service director Niehe served porridge; as the Heir was about to eat, a spider sat in the bowl; Niehe panicked; the Heir said calmly, "The spider spun its thread and drifted down—how is that your fault?"