Changling Mausoleum

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Changling Mausoleum is the grand imperial tomb complex of Emperor Gaozu, the founder of China’s Han dynasty, located near modern Xi’an in Shaanxi Province.

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Changling mausoleum 1
Changling mausoleum complex 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
imperial mausoleum
alsoKnownAs Changling NERFINISHED
Changling Tomb NERFINISHED
archaeologicalInvestigations 20th century
21st century
architecturalStyle Han imperial mausoleum system NERFINISHED
associatedWith Emperor Gaozu of Han NERFINISHED
Empress Lü Zhi NERFINISHED
founding of the Han dynasty
belongsToCategory Archaeological sites in China
Han dynasty imperial tombs
Mausoleums in Shaanxi
builtFor Emperor Gaozu of Han NERFINISHED
burialPlaceOf Emperor Gaozu of Han NERFINISHED
Empress Lü Zhi NERFINISHED
constructionBeganIn Western Han period NERFINISHED
country China
culturalContext early imperial China
dynasty Han dynasty NERFINISHED
era Western Han dynasty NERFINISHED
founderOfDynastyBuried Han dynasty NERFINISHED
function imperial burial complex
ritual center
hasPart ancillary burial pits
central burial mound
inner city
outer city
sacrificial precinct
satellite tombs
spirit way
heritageStatus major historical and cultural site protected at the national level in China
locatedIn Chang’an region NERFINISHED
Shaanxi Province NERFINISHED
locatedNear Xi’an NERFINISHED
materialCulture Han dynasty funerary artifacts
namedAfter Changling NERFINISHED
nearbyCity Xi’an NERFINISHED
originalPoliticalCenter Western Han capital Chang’an NERFINISHED
region Guanzhong Plain NERFINISHED
significance model for later Han imperial tombs
tomb of the founder of the Han dynasty
startDateApproximate 3rd century BCE
early 2nd century BCE
timePeriod 3rd–2nd century BCE

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Emperor Gaozu of Han burialPlace Changling Mausoleum
UNESCO World Heritage Site component locatedIn Changling Mausoleum
subject surface form: Ling’en Hall
this entity surface form: Changling mausoleum complex
UNESCO World Heritage Site component partOf Changling Mausoleum
subject surface form: Ling’en Hall
this entity surface form: Changling mausoleum