Since ancient times, Inner Mongolia has been a settlement of ethnic minorities, possessing a very different customs and culture from the Central Plains. This mystery has surrounded many archaeologists who want to explore. In 2003, archaeologists discovered an ancient tomb in the Turki Mountains in Tongliao City, Inner Mongolia. The tomb looked very shabby and was less than 4 meters long and wide. But it was such an ancient tomb that surprised archaeologists.
In this shabby and gloomy tomb, the bright red coffin in the center of the tomb seems a bit out of place, the coffin looks exquisite and gorgeous, with a phoenix painted on it. The patterns are composed of rich colors, which are particularly radiant. From this we know that the identity of the owner of the tomb is unusual, and most people dare not paint a phoenix pattern on their coffin. However, after the experts cleaned the tomb, they found nothing but some mysterious symbols. These symbols made the tomb even more mysterious, and the archaeologists couldn't help but want to uncover the owner of the tomb immediately.
When the archaeologists removed the huge coffin lid, they found that there was an inner coffin inside, the same colorful, and there were many funeral objects between the two coffins. It is valuables, such as gold products, silk fabrics, etc. After being shocked, the archaeologists look forward to the identity of the tomb owner. The experts slowly opened the inner coffin and found that there was a female corpse lying in the coffin. The female corpse was wearing a gold phoenix headdress and a thick gold necklace around her neck. She was dressed in gorgeous clothes and was cleaned by experts. There were 11 layers of clothes. . According to expert observation, the headband worn on the woman’s head is exactly the same as the headband worn by shaman masters in the Liao Dynasty. With the in-depth study of the burial objects in the tomb, the experts preliminarily judged that the owner of the tomb was from the early Liao Dynasty. Noble, and a Khitan witch.
The first thing that archaeologists think of is Princess Zhigu, the daughter of Yelu Abaoji. Princess Zhigu is the only one of Yelu Abaoji and Queen Shuluping. Daughter, and the only princess with the identity of Aogu in the history of the Liao Dynasty, "Aogu" was a name for female shaman in Qidan at that time. However, experts later determined that the princess Zhigu was in her early 20s when she died, but the owner of the tomb was confirmed to be in her 30s when she died, so who was the owner of the tomb? Later, experts identified that it might be the younger sister of Yelu Abaoji, Princess Yu Lumigu. Her husband is Xiao Shilu, the prime minister of Khitan, and the younger brother of Empress Shuluping. But in the year Yelu Abaoji became emperor, Yu Lumigu and her husband participated in the rebellion and opposed Yelu Abaoji's claim to be emperor. Later Xiao Shilu committed suicide and Yu Lumigu died in prison.
Later, Chinese and Japanese experts jointly restored the appearance of the Khitan princess, showing the ancient charm of the East. The archaeological discovery of the Turki Tomb is a major breakthrough in the archaeology of Khitan and Liao in our country. With the deepening of scientific research, we will see a clearer and more vivid ancient civilization.
