Recently, I have found myself turning back to that great monument of Chinese literature, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. This novel, which has served
In Imperial China, one of the important tasks that the emperor needed to do was to ensure the continuation of the dynasty, which was achieved by the production of a male heir.
It appears to offer proof that the tomb belongs to Han Emperor Liu Zhi.
January 11, 2021
The date on this stone vessel is compelling evidence that the tomb is the final resting place of Han Emperor Liu Zhi. It references his successor, Ling, who would have built a mausoleum for the deceased ruler. Photo courtesy of Luoyang City Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute.
Thanks to a 1,840-year-old stone vessel, archaeologists have identified the tomb of Liu Zhi, one of China’s last Han emperors and a particularly brutal and hated ruler known for ordering the deaths of unwitting palace officials and their families.
Stone Vessel Leads Researcher To The Lost Tomb Of Emperor Liu Zhi
An intrepid archaeologist in China has followed a series of clues from ancient texts leading to his discovery of an ornate stone vessel that he suspected indicated the lost burial mausoleum of the famous second-century ruler, Emperor Liu Zhi. Evidence of the lost tomb was discovered in China’s Henan Province. The lead researcher has presented “near-definitive” proof that the manufacturing date found on the vessel (180 AD), means it was produced when Emperor Liu Zhi’s successor, Liu Hong (or Ling), was building a mausoleum for the deceased emperor, known posthumously as Emperor Huan of Han.