Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official and Astrologer

Xili'an 希利垔

Xīlìyīn

Attested AD 420 - AD 479

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Xili'an was an official and Astrologer.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 420 to AD 479 宋世
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 59, passage 180

Career and standing

state chancellor 國相
AD 420 to AD 479 宋世 · Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 59, passage 180

Places and affiliations

AD 420 to AD 479 宋世
Polity Id liu-song · Relation Contemporary with
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 59, passage 180
Polity Rouran 芮芮 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 59, passage 180

Learning and skills

Skill Hu and Chinese speech 胡、漢語 · Level fluent
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 59, passage 180
Skill astrology and mathematics 星筭數術 · Level mastered
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 59, passage 180

Works and attributed material

in the south there would be a man surnamed Qi who would rise to power 南方當有姓名齊者，其人當興
Prophecy · Speaker · Direct quotation · Mode named-source-report Speaker Xili'an (希利垔)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 59, passage 180

Events and relationships

Predicted southern rise of Qi
Scholarly · Speaker
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 59, passage 180

References in the histories

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 59Volume 59 Biographies 40: Other Peoples from Henan, the Di People, and Qiang · 1 passage

宋世其國相希利垔解星筭數術，通胡、漢語，常言南方當有姓名齊者，其人當興。 During Song times their state chancellor Xili'an mastered astrology and mathematics, spoke both Hu and Chinese, and often said that in the south there would be a man surnamed Qi who would rise to power.