Baling (Emperor Wen’s mausoleum)
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Baling (Emperor Wen’s mausoleum) is the tomb complex of Emperor Wen of the Western Han dynasty, noted for its relatively modest, earth-mounded design that reflected the emperor’s frugality and influenced later imperial burial practices.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Baling (Emperor Wen’s mausoleum) canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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imperial mausoleum ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Han dynasty funerary architecture
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earthen mound tomb ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Emperor Wen’s policy of frugality
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Emperor Wen’s posthumous image as a benevolent ruler ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf |
Emperor Wen of Han
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Empress Dowager Bo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ChineseName | 霸陵 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 157 BC ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 157 BC ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 180 BC ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | early Western Han ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Emperor Wen of Han NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designCharacteristic |
absence of large artificial burial pyramid
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earth-mounded design ⓘ integration with natural hillside ⓘ reflects imperial frugality ⓘ relatively modest scale ⓘ |
| dynasty | Western Han dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 2nd century BC ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Chinese archaeologists ⓘ |
| excavationStatus | partially excavated ⓘ |
| function |
imperial burial site
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ritual and ancestral worship site ⓘ |
| hasPart |
associated noble tombs
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main burial mound ⓘ outer burial pits ⓘ ritual buildings ⓘ sacrificial precinct ⓘ satellite tombs ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in China ⓘ |
| influenced |
design of subsequent Han imperial mausoleums
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later Eastern Han imperial burial practices ⓘ later Western Han imperial burial practices ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Chinese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Guanzhong Plain
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Shaanxi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Weicheng District NERFINISHED ⓘ Xianyang NERFINISHED ⓘ Xi’an NERFINISHED ⓘ northwest China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Emperor Wen’s posthumous mausoleum name “Ba” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Baqiao area of Xi’an
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Wei River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Han dynasty mausoleum system
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Western Han imperial mausoleums NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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