Chinese archaeologists found the tomb of emperor of Cao Cao
>> Saturday, December 3, 2011
Previously we only knew him through the famous novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" or the movie blockbuster "Red Cliff". This time, General Cao Cao's mighty resurfaced after Chinese archaeologists announced that they may have found the tomb of the legendary leader. Burial complex discovered an estimated age of about 1,800 years and believed to be the final resting place of Cao Cao, a general and a leader in intelligent the 3rd century that often featured in folk tales as a cunning politician.
The complex was found in a village near the town Xigaoxue Anyang, Henan Province, and has an area of 8000 square feet. In it there is 130 foot long tunnel that led to an underground chamber. According to historians, military and political intelligence Cao Cao has made it able to build a state of Wei is regarded as the strongest and most prosperous country in China during the three kingdoms period (208-280 AD) during which China was divided into three different areas. In the tomb were found the bodies of two women and a man and more than 250 relics during the excavation that lasted one year later.
Man's body was identified as a man in his 60s. While the two women's bodies an estimated age of 50s and 20s. According to experts, the man's body was Cao Cao, who died in the year 220 AD at the age of 65 years. While the bodies of two other women alleged consort and servant. Inside the cemetery was also discovered rock paintings featuring the social life of Cao Cao's society. Then found also a stone tablet that contains carvings of sacrificial objects and some other items that are considered as private property Cao Cao.
Previously, a stone tablet bearing the "King Wu of Wei", which is the title given to Cao Cao after he died, had been stolen from the tomb, but the authorities managed to get it back. "Plate of stone bearing the title is the strongest evidence we have that the tomb belonged to Cao Cao." Said Liu Qingzhu, archaeologists from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. "We believe there is no single person can have a bearing relics of Cao Cao in a tomb that much, except, of course the tomb of Cao Cao's own property."
Cao Cao who we know through books and movies are the last leader of the eastern Han dynasty before eventually forming his own country during the period of political turmoil during the three kingdoms. He died in 220 AD in Luoyang, a city in eastern han dynasty and bestowed the title of emperor of Wei, which he founded. His father was the adopted son of the chief eunuch in the royal court and Cao was a commander of a small army before he was appointed director-general after successfully putting down the rebellion that threatens the kingdom of Han.
Cao Cao featuring characters are often portrayed as a wily brat famous in the novel "Romance of The Three Kingdoms". This crafty character is so well known in China that even be a saying that reads "If you talk about Cao Cao, Cao Cao then will come". Aside from being a general, Cao Cao is also known as a poet. Tombs were discovered by accident in December 2008 when a worker was digging near the Kilin mud to make bricks. The discovery was not reported to the government and local officials only learned of the discovery that when a stone slab bearing the title of Cao Cao seized from a tomb raider.
The complex was found in a village near the town Xigaoxue Anyang, Henan Province, and has an area of 8000 square feet. In it there is 130 foot long tunnel that led to an underground chamber. According to historians, military and political intelligence Cao Cao has made it able to build a state of Wei is regarded as the strongest and most prosperous country in China during the three kingdoms period (208-280 AD) during which China was divided into three different areas. In the tomb were found the bodies of two women and a man and more than 250 relics during the excavation that lasted one year later.
Man's body was identified as a man in his 60s. While the two women's bodies an estimated age of 50s and 20s. According to experts, the man's body was Cao Cao, who died in the year 220 AD at the age of 65 years. While the bodies of two other women alleged consort and servant. Inside the cemetery was also discovered rock paintings featuring the social life of Cao Cao's society. Then found also a stone tablet that contains carvings of sacrificial objects and some other items that are considered as private property Cao Cao.
Previously, a stone tablet bearing the "King Wu of Wei", which is the title given to Cao Cao after he died, had been stolen from the tomb, but the authorities managed to get it back. "Plate of stone bearing the title is the strongest evidence we have that the tomb belonged to Cao Cao." Said Liu Qingzhu, archaeologists from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. "We believe there is no single person can have a bearing relics of Cao Cao in a tomb that much, except, of course the tomb of Cao Cao's own property."
Cao Cao who we know through books and movies are the last leader of the eastern Han dynasty before eventually forming his own country during the period of political turmoil during the three kingdoms. He died in 220 AD in Luoyang, a city in eastern han dynasty and bestowed the title of emperor of Wei, which he founded. His father was the adopted son of the chief eunuch in the royal court and Cao was a commander of a small army before he was appointed director-general after successfully putting down the rebellion that threatens the kingdom of Han.
Cao Cao featuring characters are often portrayed as a wily brat famous in the novel "Romance of The Three Kingdoms". This crafty character is so well known in China that even be a saying that reads "If you talk about Cao Cao, Cao Cao then will come". Aside from being a general, Cao Cao is also known as a poet. Tombs were discovered by accident in December 2008 when a worker was digging near the Kilin mud to make bricks. The discovery was not reported to the government and local officials only learned of the discovery that when a stone slab bearing the title of Cao Cao seized from a tomb raider.
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