Gaochangguo : The queen's body was smuggled to Japan by a tomb robber?
Astana Ancient Tomb Group was formed around the 3rd to 8th century AD and has a history of more than 1,700 years. It mainly burys Han . At the same time, there are Cheshi, Turkic , Xiongnu , Gaoche and the minority residents of Zhaowu Jiu surname. This shows that the main ethnic group of the Gaochang Kingdom at that time was Han , and all ethnic groups were equal.
Astana tomb group was robbed by British A.Stein , Russian П.К.Kozlov , German A.von Lekok, Japanese Juruichao and others. It has been exposed to excavations for about 80 years, among which the excavations from the 1900s to 1930s were the most crazy. The cultural relics left behind were basically discarded by European "explorers" because of their lack of value. The most valuable and precious ones have long been stolen by explorers.
These are the past events that are unbearable to look back on.
In March 1912, Kirisu Suichao and Yoshikawa Koichiro from the Japanese Otani Expedition Team excavated in the Astana cemetery. In the second half of the year, Yoshikawa Koichiro conducted two excavations here alone, obtaining a large number of mummies. They packed mummies and shipped them to Japan in 1914. There were 10 Astana mummies shipped to Japan this time, including 5 male corpses, 4 female corpses and 1 child corpse. There are countless other cultural relics.
These mummies remind people of a period of history.
Princess Huarong (?-?), Yuwen family, named Yubo. History of Sui Dynasty The royal family girl, married the queen of Gaochang. " Old Tang Book " records that during the Daye period, King Tuo Boya of Gaochang entered the court, and Emperor Yang of Sui gave his relatives to the Yuwen family as the princess Huarong and his wife. In 619, Boya died, and his son Wen Tai succeeded, and he married Princess Huarong again. In the first year of Zhenguan (627), Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty gave Princess Huarong Yuwen flower spell , asking her to report the news about Western Regions to Tang Dynasty in time, so that the Tang court could grasp the dynamics of the Western Regions in a timely manner, "All the movements and stills of the countries in the Western Regions can be reported." In the winter of the fourth year of Zhenguan, Wen Tai came to the court, and Emperor Taizong of Tang changed Princess Huarong to Princess Changle and gave the surname Li.
This is all the historical materials left by Princess Changle. If we associate it with the Japanese national treasure "Lion Hunting Funkin", it is not difficult to find such a secret - Princess Chang Le may be among the mummies transported away by Koichiro Yoshikawa.
"Lion Hunting Brocade" brocade is 2.5 meters long and about 1 meter wide. There are 20 circular patterns arranged vertically and horizontally. The circular patterns are centered on a tree. There is a warrior riding on the winged horse on both sides of the tree, facing each other, and is raising a bow and arrow to shoot at the lion that is rushing towards. The whole picture is full of dynamic and tension. Historically, Falong Temple preserves a large number of utensils related to the royal family and Buddhism and the silk fabrics used. Most of the silk fabrics stored in the temple are stored in the Falong Temple Special Hall in the Tokyo National Museum , the famous ones are "Lion Hunting Brocade", Tang Grass Grass Grass Grass Grass Brocade, Shujiang Brocade Banner, etc.
According to the saying passed down by Fatakaji Temple, "Lion Hunting Mantra" was once the "Imperial Banner" of Prince Shengtoku , but the mystery of its life experience was not revealed until decades ago, that is, Japanese scholar Hirazo Ryumura believes that "Lion Hunting Mantra" was found in the Sui Dynasty in China.
Once, Longcun Hei was hidden in the home of Ji Ruichao, the abbot of Xinglong Temple, and he saw a strange piece of brocade, which reminded him of the "Lion Hunting Mantra" in Falong Temple. He asked Ju Ruichao where the broken pieces of brocade came from. Ju Ruichao told him that the broken pieces were excavated from a tomb buried underground in Turpan, China, and were covered on the face of a mummy at that time.
It turned out that in order to find the remains of Silk Road , Kirisu Chao participated in a Japanese expedition led by the head of Nishihonganji Temple Otani Mitsuri , and came to Xinjiang, China three times in 1902, 1912 and 1914. In March 1912, this Japanese expedition discovered the ancient tomb of Astana in the ruins of Gaochang, Turpan, and obtained fragments of brocade there.
In the middle of the faded brocade piece, Longcun Pingzang vaguely saw an animal similar to a deer and a tree standing next to it, weaving the Chinese characters "flower and tree to deer" under the trunk. He believes that the fragment may have been cut from a piece of cake that is larger than the face of the dead and then covered the face of the dead. This brocade mask thus became the key to unraveling the mystery of the origin of "little hunting brocade".
Then, Longcun Heitang began the restoration of the broken pieces of brocade. He used ancient Chinese natural dyes to dye threads and a large hand loom to weave a "flower tree to deer brocade", and compared the "flower tree to deer brocade" and "liu hunting brocade" to determine that both brocades were produced in the Sui Dynasty and belonged to the same genre.
In this way, a historical story was opened.
Ono Girl (565-625), a diplomat during the Asuka period in Japan, went on a mission to China twice in 607 and 609. At that time, China was the Sui Dynasty and the emperor was Emperor Yang of Sui. Ryumura Heitaki believes that "Lion Hunting Funki" was brought to Japan as a "national gift" at this time.
So, what's the matter with the fragments of brocade in the ruins of Gaochang Country, that is, "flowers and trees to deer brocade"? Longcun Heitang believed that it was brought to Turpan by Gaochang King Tuo Boya. They were all works of weavers from the same genre of the Sui Dynasty and were also regarded as a "state gift".
Qu Boya (?-623), whose ancestral home is Jincheng (now Lanzhou, Gansu). He is one of the monarchs of ancient Gaochang in China. He belongs to the Gaochang of the Qu family and is the son of Qu Qiangu. In 601, he ascended the throne and changed the year name Yanhe. In 608, he paid tribute to the Sui Dynasty. Emperor Yang of Sui enthroned Qu Boya as the Guanglu Dafu, Bianguo Duke, and Gaochang King. In 611, Emperor Yang of Sui conquered Goguryeo , and Qu Boya accompanied her. The Sui Dynasty married Princess Huarong Yuwen Yubo to Qu Boya. In 612, Qu Boya returned to China. In 613, a coup occurred and Qu Boya lost his throne. In 620, Qu Boya was restored and changed his reign to Chongguang.
The previous text mentioned that in 609, Emperor Yang of Sui went to the west, and Qu Boya led the leadership of the kings of 27 countries in the Western Regions, wearing jade and brocade, burning incense and playing music, and kneeling beside the road to greet them. The scene was magnificent and rare in the Western Regions. After that, Qu Boya followed Emperor Yang of Sui to Chang'an , and was invited by Emperor Yang of Sui to host a banquet in the Guanfeng Hall of Chang'an. The other envoys from the Western Regions were all under the stairs, and the final rewards were very different. At the same time, Qu Boya was granted the title of Zuo Guanglu Dafu, Cheshi's prefect, and Duke Bianguo, and his subordinate Yuwen Yubo as Princess Huarong. In 621, Qu Boya returned to Gaochang after taking the victory in Goryeo with Emperor Yang of Sui. As soon as he arrived at the territory, he ordered the whole country to untie the braid and change to wear Central Plains clothing. After hearing the news, Emperor Yang of Sui praised it very much and issued a long edict to express his praise.
This historical record gave "Liu Hunting Wen Jin" a historical "original" - it should be said that it was not impossible for Emperor Yang of Sui to give Qu Boya "Liu Hunting Wen Jin", but something as valuable as "Liu Hunting Wen Jin" could not be covered on other people's faces. It must have been covered on the faces of Princess Changle after her death, and where was Princess Changle? Among the four female corpses transported by the Japanese Otani Expedition Team to Japan - a woman was married to a foreign land, married to , I , and then married her son. It was not easy in itself, but she was not at ease after her death, and she also "goed" to Japan far away from her hometown - the Astana Tomb Group is speechless, but people today should remember these.
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