Ming · Diviner

Gong Qian 龔謙

Attested AD 1436 - AD 1457

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Gong Qian was a Diviner.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1436 to AD 1457 正統至天順
Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 169, passage 117

References in the histories

History of Ming, Chapter 169Volume 169 Biographies 57: Gao Gu, Hu Ying, Wang Zhi · 1 passage

南城人龔謙多妖術，濙薦為天文生，又薦道士仰彌高曉陰陽兵法，使守邊，時頗譏之。 Gong Qian of the Southern City practiced many occult arts; Hu Ying recommended him as an astronomical student and recommended the Daoist Yang Migao, versed in yin-yang and warfare, to guard the frontier — acts widely mocked at the time.