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	In Manchu, "nadan" refers to "seven", obviously referring to the seven bright stars of the Pleiades. ~~The meaning of~~ "narhūn" ~~is currently not very clear. Although Nadan Narhūn is commonly interpreted as~~ "~~Seven Maidens~~", ~~there is no clear evidence to suggest that the term "Narhūn" is related~~ to ~~this. Considering~~ the ~~high frequency~~ of ~~Narhūn as a Manchu prayer for worshipping the heavens, it is likely that the term specifically refers to the Pleiades and later expanded to a general term for all~~ stars in the ~~sky~~. In Qing Dynasty literature, Nadan Narhūn has various spellings:		In Manchu, "nadan" refers to "seven", obviously referring to the seven bright stars of the Pleiades. In Manchu, the word "narhūn" means "thin, dense", which may refer to the dense arrangement of stars in the Pleiades. In Qing Dynasty literature, Nadan Narhūn has various spellings:

	* Nadan Narhūn		* Nadan Narhūn
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	=== Maps (Gallery) ===		=== Maps (Gallery) ===
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	== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==		== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==
	In 202x, the name of the historical constellation "xxx" was suggested to be used for one of the stars in this constellation. ...		In 202x, the name of the historical constellation "xxx" was suggested to be used for one of the stars in this constellation. ...

HaochengLyu: Created new entry "Nadan Narhūn"

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Created new entry "Nadan Narhūn"

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Nadan Narhūn (Manchu: ᠨᠠᡩᠠᠨ ᠨᠠᡵᡥᡡᠨ) is the most important constellation in Manchu sky culture, corresponding to the [[Pleiades]] of [[Taurus]]. Nadan Narhūn is usually interpreted as the "Seven Meidens" and is regarded as the incarnation of the goddess Elden Hehe in Manchu mythology.

== Concordance, Etymology, History ==

=== Etymology ===

In Manchu, "nadan" refers to "seven", obviously referring to the seven bright stars of the Pleiades. The meaning of "narhūn" is currently not very clear. Although Nadan Narhūn is commonly interpreted as "Seven Maidens", there is no clear evidence to suggest that the term "Narhūn" is related to this. Considering the high frequency of Narhūn as a Manchu prayer for worshipping the heavens, it is likely that the term specifically refers to the Pleiades and later expanded to a general term for all stars in the sky. In Qing Dynasty literature, Nadan Narhūn has various spellings:

* Nadan Narhūn
* Nadan Naihūn
* Nadan Daihūn

Considering the similarity in pronunciation of these words, they are all names for the Pleiades.

Among the godesses in Manchu mythology, Elden Hehe, the goddess of stars, ranks third:

# Abka Hehe: Goddess of the Sky
# Banaji Eme: Goddess of the Earth
# '''Elden Hehe: Goddess of Stars'''
# Dergi Omo Mama: Goddess of the East Sea (referring to the Sea of Japan)

=== Identification of stars ===

=== Maps (Gallery) ===
{| class="wikitable"
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!historical map
!modern identification
!same in Stellarium
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|[[File:Kulou on the Cheonsang Yeolcha Bunyajido Star Chart.jpg|alt=historical image of Kulou (Korea)|thumb|Kulou on the Cheonsang Yeolcha Bunyajido Star Chart]]
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== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==
In 202x, the name of the historical constellation "xxx" was suggested to be used for one of the stars in this constellation. ...

Decision: ...

==References ==
[[References (Chinese)]]

[[Category:Asterism ]][[Category:Constellation ]]
[[Category:Eurasia]][[Category:Asian]][[Category:East Asian]]
[[Category:Chinese ]]
[[Category:Tau]]
[[Category:Pleiades]]

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HaochengLyu at 06:57, 24 September 2026

HaochengLyu: Created new entry "Nadan Narhūn"