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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Changling mausoleum | 1 |
| Changling mausoleum complex | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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imperial mausoleum ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Changling
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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
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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
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ritual center ⓘ |
| hasPart |
ancillary burial pits
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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
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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
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tomb of the founder of the Han dynasty ⓘ |
| startDateApproximate |
3rd century BCE
ⓘ
early 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 3rd–2nd century BCE ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ling’en Hall
this entity surface form:
Changling mausoleum complex
subject surface form:
Ling’en Hall
this entity surface form:
Changling mausoleum