Some people may say, "Isn't the tomb of Genghis Khan, the ancestor of the Yuan Dynasty, in the Ejin Boluo nationality in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region?" In fact, it is a memorial building, and Genghis Khan's body is not buried in it. Today, we haven't found any tombs of the emperors of the Yuan Dynasty, so where the tombs of the emperors of the Yuan Dynasty are really a mystery to us. The reason for this mystery is the Mongolian funeral custom of "deep burial". This custom originated from Genghis Khan.
1On August 25th, 227, Genghis Khan died in Hangying, Qingshui County. When he died, he told the Ministry "no mourning" and "secret burial". According to the "History of Dorsang Mongolia", "The news that the general returned to Mongolia and did not want Khan to die was known. During this long journey, the coffin guards were killed by everyone ... After burial, the surrounding trees became dense forests and the graves were no longer under the trees. "
After Kublai Khan established his capital in Yuan Shizu (now Beijing), the custom of "dark mourning" has continued to this day. In Ming Dynasty, Ye's Annals of Grass and Trees recorded that the Yuan Dynasty emperor opened a landslide, "using two pieces of wood, hollowing it out, putting the human body into a coffin ... and drawing it, and then putting three rings (two hoops and a middle hoop)". Then, dig a deep ditch and bury it together. "Ten thousand Ma Ping." Kill camels on it and ride thousands of them. Next year, the grass will grow, move and disperse, and I hope it will be flat and scattered. People don't know. "
The funeral of the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty was very simple, with no graves, no Ming-style buildings, no waste of cultivated land, and safety and confidentiality. Even his descendants don't know where his tomb is, let alone outsiders and descendants. Of course, maybe one day, archaeologists will find the mausoleum of the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, which will definitely be a big news.