Foreword
Since ancient times, beautiful women have lost their lives.
Tomb culture is very popular in ancient China, especially for people with identities. After their death, they will basically hold luxurious funerals and burial with rich funeral products. The ancients believed that they would live in another world after death, and the tomb was their residence in another world. Therefore, anyone with a status would ask someone to carefully design a tomb after death. So with the passage of time, thousands of years later, people of later generations will find ancient tombs from time to time.
In 1985, an ancient tomb was discovered in a village in Tongliao City, Inner Mongolia. Even though it was reported to the relevant authorities, everyone was surprised when the people from the Inner Mongolia Cultural Department came to inspect this tomb. It is well-preserved and long-standing. It was built in the 6th year of Kaitai (1017 AD), and it was still a shared tomb without the patronage of tomb robbers.
found the ancient tomb
In June 1985, the villagers were building a reservoir on the hillside next to the village, but one of the villagers suddenly encountered a hard object and made a "clang" sound. Several people around came to help clean it up, and found that there was a layer of bluestone slabs underneath. Some people thought they had dug an ancient tomb, so they quickly reported it to the Inner Mongolia Cultural Department.
When the archaeologists surveyed, they made a surprising discovery that this ancient tomb was actually an ancient tomb from the Liao Dynasty, and judging from its design, it is estimated to be the royal tomb at that time. This excites everyone present, because basically no tombs from the Liao period have been found in history, which is of great significance for later generations to study the history and culture of the Liao period.
Ancient Tombs of Liao Kingdom
The Liao Dynasty was founded in 916 AD by the Khitan tribe at that time. The culture of the Khitan people developed rapidly during the two hundred years of the rule of the Liao Kingdom. The cultural history is very brilliant, and it has left the Khitan characters for later generations. Then the fate of the Liao Kingdom did not last long.When the Kingdom of Jin launched a devastating attack on the Liao Kingdom, the culture of the Liao Kingdom was almost cut off, and all the history books were basically burned. Therefore, it is almost impossible to find the classics left for later generations to study the Liao culture.
It is difficult for people of later generations to uncover this mysterious Liao period, because there are basically no relevant records. The archaeologists wanted to find clues in their tombs, but Liao people They are really not good at building, and their tombs basically have no protective means. They were ransacked by tomb thieves when they were found by the archaeologists, so there were not many valuable things left. Therefore, the unstolen tomb of Liao Dynasty discovered this time is very precious to the archaeologists, so the archaeologists are so concerned.
princess co-burial tomb
After the archaeologists carefully reported the report, the relevant departments issued instructions to fully cooperate with them in the protective excavation of the ancient tomb. At that time, the archaeologists were very nervous. Although everything on the outside of the tomb looked well-preserved, they were still worried that there was another scene inside. When the door of the tomb was finally opened, the archaeologists finally let go of their worry after seeing the scene in the tomb. The entire tomb is very well preserved. It has not been damaged by humans, nor has it been damaged in time. What surprised the archaeologists most is that it is an extremely rare "joint tomb". The two people who were buried together wore golden masks on their headrests and looked graceful and luxurious.
According to the epitaph, there is not much difference between this tomb and what the archaeologists guessed. This tomb is the tomb of a royal person in the Liao Dynasty. The epitaph shows that the owner of this tomb is the princess Yelu from the Liao Dynasty and the Chen Kingdom. Princess Chen is a member of the royal family. The grandmother is the famous Queen Mother Xiao, who is extremely honorable and deeply favored by the emperor. It's just a pity that the princess suddenly died of illness at an early age, she died at a flowery age, and she was only 18 when she died. Since this is a shared tomb, it is certain that her husband is lying next to her. It is reported that her husband is named Xiao Shaoju, who is also a prominent prince and noble son, and is the brother of Empress Liao Rende.
Princess Chen Guo married her uncle Xiao Shaoju who was more than ten years older than her when she was 16 years old.Some experts believe that in order to ensure the purity of the blood, the Khitan royal family required Yelu to marry only with the surname Xiao. But in less than two years, the horse and the princess died of illness one after another, and the cause of the sudden death of the 18-year-old princess is unknown, which has become a mystery. According to reports, Princess Chen Guo and Xiao Shaoju have a very good relationship with their husband and wife. They raised their eyebrows when they were alive. It is a pity that both of them died young and could not stay together for a lifetime. Only after death they were buried together in a tomb. Spanning thousands of years, still staying with each other.
Conclusion
Many precious cultural relics were unearthed from the tomb of the princess of Liao, including a large number of jade and gold and silver treasures. In addition, there are many well-preserved murals. It is very important for the archaeological community, not only to enable archaeologists to better study the culture and history of Liao, but also to allow future generations to understand the cultural gaps of this period. Today, the tomb of Princess Chen Kingdom of Liao Dynasty has been listed as a key cultural relics protection unit, and it has a high archaeological value. I hope that with the unremitting efforts of archaeologists, future generations can learn more about the once glorious Liao country!
Reference: "The Epitaph of Princess Chen Kingdom"
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