It is based on the ancient Dunhuang Tibetan document "Chronicle of Major Events in Tubo" and the fragments of the British-Tibetan Dunhuang document "Chronicle of Achai".

It is preliminarily presumed that the owner of the silver-gold alloy seal unearthed from the Xinxuewei Tomb No. 1 is the "nephew King Achai" during the Tubo rule.

We further analyzed the ancient Tibetan word "nephew Achai King" on the seal, which refers to the 36th generation Zanpu of Tubo - Mohe Tuhun Khan, the sister of Dusong Mangbojie and the son of Princess Qibang.

Chisong Detsen, the 37th generation Zanpu of Tubo, and Princess Chibang were contemporaries.

Therefore, the name on the seal is "Nephew Achai King".

There are actually records about this title in history.

Tuyuhun was originally from the Murong Xianbei tribe in Liaodong.

At the beginning of the 4th century AD, they moved westward to the Yinshan area.

During the Jin Yongjia Rebellion, he moved to Linxia and settled in Gannan and Qinghai areas. Tuyuhun annexed the surrounding Qiang, Di and other tribes, continued to grow, and established the Tuyuhun Kingdom.

From the establishment of Tuyuhun Kingdom in the early 5th century AD, it was destroyed by Tubo in the third year of Longshuo (663).

The Tuyuhun Kingdom lasted for more than 350 years.

When the Tuyuhun Kingdom was strong, it was a powerful regional power with a land area of ​​four thousand miles from east to west and two thousand miles from north to south, and it completely controlled the Qinghai region.

However, in the 7th century AD, Tubo became stronger on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and established a unified Tubo dynasty after conquering the Yangtong and Subi tribes.

For Tubo, Tuyuhun, located between Tang and Tibet, naturally became the first target to be conquered by the powerful Tubo dynasty when it expanded outward.

In 663 AD, Tubo launched a massive attack on Tuyuhun and directly defeated the Tuyuhun regime in one fell swoop.

The last king of Tuyuhun, Murong Nuohebo and Princess Honghua, led thousands of Tuyuhun people to flee to Liangzhou in the Tang Dynasty.

After that, Tuyuhun came under the rule of Tibet, and the pro-Tibetan forces who stayed in the hometown of Tuyuhun in Qinghai were brought under Tubo rule and were called the Achai tribe.

In order to further consolidate its power, Tubo established a new khan in the Achai tribe as the head of its vassal state.

In 689, Princess Chibang married Achaixin, the head of the state, and formed a special uncle-nephew relationship with Tubo, assisting the Tibetan government in handling ethnic and national affairs.

Princess Qibang's son, Mohe Tuhun Khan, became the first "nephew King Achai" in history.

Although it is said that the Xinxuewei No. 1 Tomb was severely stolen.

But the appearance of this seal is important enough.

It can be seen from the seal that the owner of the tomb is King Tuyuhun. The "nephew" in the seal indicates the marriage relationship between King Tuyuhun and the Tubo royal family.

This undoubtedly provides the most accurate archaeological evidence for historical data.

In "New Book of Tang Dynasty: Tubo Biography", there is a record of "Tuyuhun and Tubo's nephew and uncle".

However, there has been a lack of definite proof other than written records.

Now, finally there is.

Following the dual verification method of modern Chinese archeology, it combines mutual corroboration from literature and archaeological finds.

Regarding the nephew-uncle relationship between Tubo and Tuyuhun, we can finally draw an accurate conclusion and become unquestionable and conclusive history!

However, this is the most important cultural relic in the main tomb chamber.

After the discovery of this seal, the archaeological cleanup work of the main tomb chamber has basically come to an end.

There is no way, the tomb robbers looted everything too cleanly.

Just from the tomb robbery gang caught this time, 646 funerary objects were recovered.

And they are not the first wave of visitors to this tomb.

In the main tomb alone, there are four robbery holes.

In addition to those in the tomb passage and other side rooms, it is estimated that this tomb has been stolen at least a dozen times in the past thousand years.

The group of tomb robbers caught this time were the last group, and they were also the cleanest group. They had already taken away as many cultural relics as they could.

In addition to this seal in the main tomb, several scattered coffin boards were later found near the coffin bed.

The surface of the remaining coffin board is painted in black and red with gold paste, and the content of the painting is no longer identifiable.

However, there is a large amount of archaeological data proving that the decoration of painted wooden coffins was a tradition of the Xianbei people in the Northern Dynasties (Northern Wei Dynasty).

In other words, although Tuyuhun is a Xianbei tribe that migrated westward, and is not the Xianbei tribe that migrated south during the Northern Wei Dynasty, there are still many similarities between the two.

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After all, they are all Xianbei people.

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After discovering the museum board, it was the last surprise for everyone.

The museum board itself is really not a surprise, and the pictures are not clear.

But after picking up the pavilion board, a gold chain inlaid with turquoise underneath the coffin board caught the eyes of the archaeologists.

This gold chain has square buckles inlaid with turquoise at both ends, and a ring on one side of the buckle.

In the middle is the chain body, which is composed of three chains. Each chain is made of four strands of 8 gold threads woven into a "herringbone" pattern.

The craftsmanship is very complex and the actual object is very exquisite.

Because it is made of gold and turquoise, the stability of these two substances is very high.

Even after more than a thousand years, this gold chain still maintains the appearance of its creation. Even after the soil on it is wiped off, the gold can still reflect light!

Turquoise also shines with a dazzling blue-green color!

"It seems that the Tuyuhun people, or the Tubo people, like turquoise very much!"

In addition to gold and silverware, the second most discovered item in the main tomb is turquoise.

There are such ornaments made of turquoise, and there are also individual turquoise fragments.

Although turquoise is not very valuable in modern times, in ancient times, especially in BC, turquoise was widely loved by people all over the world.

In the history of ancient Persia, turquoise was considered a mysterious object that warded off evil spirits and was made into amulets.

The ancient Indians regarded turquoise as a sacred stone, and they believed that wearing turquoise jewelry could gain protection from the gods.

In the West, turquoise is also the birthstone representing December among modern birthstones, which is the constellation stone of Sagittarius, symbolizing success and victory.

Ancient countries such as Egypt, Persia, and the Aztecs once regarded turquoise as a gemstone with special and religious significance.

In China, many ornaments and decorations made of turquoise are often found in Neolithic sites.

Because its natural green color is in line with human aesthetics, and in the Neolithic era when "colors" were not abundant, this kind of good-looking stone would naturally be loved by ancient people.

But when humans mastered the smelting technology of bronze, iron, gold and silverware, and the manufacturing technology of gold and silverware became more and more excellent, turquoise gradually gave way to gold and silverware from its most popular position.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period in China, turquoise was the most popular stone at that time, and the jewelry made of it was very popular among the nobles.

By the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties, turquoise had become a less commonly used decoration, replaced by more beautiful colored glaze, agate and other items.

In the Himalayan region, turquoise has always been a very important jewelry for Tibetans, and until modern Tibetans, they still like to wear turquoise.

Turquoise and other precious objects were sewn directly onto women's dresses or children's hats.

When modern people sell turquoise, they like to package it as related to Tibetan Buddhism, giving turquoise a mysterious and religious color.

As the Tuyuhun people who were ruled by the Tibetans, they were inevitably influenced by the Tibetan culture's love of turquoise.
Chapter completed!