A poem describing the princess of Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia has been inhabited by ethnic minorities since ancient times, and its customs and culture are completely different from those of the Central Plains. This mystery has surrounded many archaeologists who want to explore it. In 2003, archaeologists discovered an ancient tomb in Turk Mountain, Tongliao City, Inner Mongolia. The ancient tomb looks shabby, less than 4 meters in length and width, but it is such an ancient tomb that surprises archaeologists. In this shabby and dark tomb, the bright red coffin in the center of the tomb seems a bit out of place. The coffin looks exquisite and gorgeous, and the phoenix pattern painted on it is composed of rich colors, which is particularly radiant. Therefore, the identity of the tomb owner is unusual, and most people dare not draw phoenix patterns on the coffin. However, after cleaning the tomb, experts found nothing but some mysterious symbols, which made the tomb more mysterious and made archaeologists want to unveil the master's veil at once. When archaeologists removed the huge coffin lid, they found an inner coffin, which was also colorful, and most of the funerary objects between the two coffins were valuables, such as gold products and silk fabrics. Shocked, archaeologists are more looking forward to the identity of the tomb owner. The expert slowly opened the inner coffin and found a female body lying in it. The woman corpse wore a golden phoenix headdress and a thick gold necklace around her neck. After cleaning by experts, the clothes have 1 1 layer. According to experts' observation, the headband worn by the woman is exactly the same as that worn by the shaman in Liao Dynasty. In addition to the in-depth study of the funerary objects in the tomb, experts preliminarily judged that the owner of the tomb was an aristocrat in the early Liao Dynasty, a Qidan witch. With such an identity, the first thing that archaeologists think of is Princess Zhigu, the daughter of Yeluboji. Princess Zhigu is the only daughter of Yelubaoji and Queen Shu, and the only princess with status in Liao history. "Gu Ao" was a title of female shaman in Qidan at that time. However, experts later identified it as not. The princess died in her early twenties, but the owner of the tomb was confirmed to be in her thirties. So who is the owner of the tomb? Later, experts confirmed that this was Princess Yu Lu, the sister of Baoji, Lu Ye. Her husband is Xiao Shilu, the prime minister of northern Qidan, and the younger brother of Shu Queen. However, in the year when Yeleshi proclaimed himself emperor, Yu Lu and her husband both took part in the rebellion and opposed Yeleshi's proclamation. Later, Xiao Shilu committed suicide after defeat, and Yu Lu witnessed her death in prison. Later, Chinese and Japanese experts jointly restored the appearance of Princess Qidan, showing the ancient oriental charm. The archaeological discovery of the tomb of Turk Mountain is a major breakthrough in the archaeology of Qidan and Liao Dynasties in China. With the deepening of scientific research, we will see a clearer and more vivid ancient civilization.