Huihui Lifa
TheHuihui Lifa(Traditional Chinese:Hồi hồi lịch pháp;Simplified Chinese:Hồi hồi lịch pháp;pinyin:Huíhuí Lìfǎ) was a set of astronomical tables published throughout China from the time of theMing Dynastyin the late 14th century through the early 18th century. The tables were based on a translation intoChineseof theZij(Islamic astronomical tables), the titleHuihui Lifaliterally meaning "Muslim System of Calendar Astronomy".
History
[edit]Around 1384, during theMing Dynasty,Hongwu Emperorordered theChinesetranslation and compilation ofIslamic astronomical tables,a task that was carried out by the scholarsMashayihei,a Muslim astronomer, andWu Bozong,a Chinese scholar-official.
These tables came to be known as theHuihui Lifa(Muslim System of Calendrical Astronomy), and were published in China a number of times until the early 18th century,[1]despite the fact theQing Dynastyhad officially abandoned the tradition of Chinese-Islamic astronomy in 1659.[1]
Study of theHuihui Lifain Korea
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In the earlyJoseonperiod, theIslamic calendarserved as a basis for calendar reform owing to its superior accuracy over the existing Chinese-based calendars.[2]A Korean translation of theHuihui Lifawas studied inKoreaunder theJoseon Dynastyduring the time ofSejongin the 15th century.[1]The tradition of Chinese-Islamic astronomy survived in Korea until the early 19th century.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abcdYunli Shi (January 2003), "The Korean Adaptation of the Chinese-Islamic Astronomical Tables",Archive for History of Exact Sciences,57(1),Springer:25–60 [26],doi:10.1007/s00407-002-0060-z,ISSN1432-0657,S2CID120199426
- ^Baker, Don (Winter 2006)."Islam Struggles for a Toehold in Korea".Harvard Asia Quarterly.Archived fromthe originalon 2007-05-17.Retrieved2007-04-23.