Where is the tomb of Genghis Khan? Really nobody knows?

The emperors of Mongolia carried out dense burial, and it was not allowed to record the cemetery in words, nor to mark the grave with objects or mounds, so where Genghis Khan was buried after his death has always been a mystery. People have been looking for it for hundreds of years. Archaeologists from Mongolia, the United States, Britain, France and Japan have carried modern detection instruments for many times, but they have not found them. Genghis Khan Mausoleum, located in Yijinhuoluo Banner, Erdos City, Inner Mongolia, is recognized as his cenotaph. So, where is Genghis Khan buried, is it really impossible to start? From the perspective of Mongolian funeral customs, we may find clues.

First, the funeral custom decided that Genghis Khan was buried in Liupanshan.

According to the records of Mongolian customs, Mongolian burial methods include wind burial, stone burial, tree burial, water burial, soil burial (deep burial is a kind of soil burial, commonly used by Mongolian princes and nobles), cremation, wild burial and other forms. Wind burial, stone burial and tree burial are the oldest burial methods, which were used before the ninth century and abandoned in Genghis Khan's time. Only a few small Mongolian tribes still retain the tradition of stone burial. Mongolian tribes living by the water have a tradition of water burial, but it is not common. Cremation and wild burial didn't happen until the Mongols converted to Tibetan Buddhism. Poor people are generally buried in the wild, and senior lamas are cremated.

Tibetan Buddhism was not introduced into Mongolia until 20 years after Genghis Khan's death. Kublai Khan was the first Mongolian emperor to convert to Tibetan Buddhism. Anda Khan, the leader of the Tumote Department of Mongolia in the Ming Dynasty, was cremated after his death because he vigorously advocated Tibetan Buddhism. In this way, Genghis Khan can only be buried after his death, and it is a deep burial used by Mongolian princes and nobles. Although there are many burial methods in Mongolia, only deep burial has a large number of funerary objects. Genghis Khan fought all his life to destroy the country and plundered countless treasures. Naturally, he hopes to take them to heaven to enjoy after his death, so it is logical to bury them deeply.

Although the deep burial tomb is as deep as nine feet, it is still a burial. When the Mongols are buried, they need to dig a pit at the selected address, and the pit must be in the direction of the rising sun. However, there are differences in burial time between eastern and western Mongolia. In western Mongolia, funerals usually take three to seven days, while in eastern Mongolia, funerals will not last more than one hour (that is, two hours). When people die, light a wick, and then light another wick after burning out. When the second column of incense was burned, the funeral was held. Genghis Khan, an eastern Mongolian, followed the burial custom of eastern Mongolia, probably as a celestial burial.

Second, Genghis Khan's death time decided to be buried in Liupanshan.

1227 In May, Genghis Khan took a summer vacation in Liupanshan because of the hot weather when he attacked Xixia. Zhongxing House, the capital of Xixia, was besieged by Mongolian soldiers for half a year, and it had already run out of food. In June, a strong earthquake occurred in Xixia, which led to the epidemic of plague. Xixia, trapped in internal and external affairs, had to surrender and gave her a princess. In July, Genghis Khan died of illness in Liupanshan.

There are many theories about the cause of Genghis Khan's death: First, the Secret History of Mongolia records that he died of years of war and overwork, and second, Plano, the special envoy of the Holy See to Mongolia? Gabini's autobiography records that he was killed by lightning. Third, the Biography of Italian Traveler Kyle Polo records that he was shot dead by an arrow in the besieged city, and fourth, he was retaliated by Princess Xixia. v

The fourth statement comes from the records in the Origin of Mongolia, which is also often mentioned by curiosity hunters and erotic hunters. It reads: Xixia was forced to give Princess Wohatun of Gul Berezin to Genghis Khan when he surrendered. This is a great beauty. Genghis Khan was so horny at the sight of her that he wanted to bully her that night. Unexpectedly, Gul Berezin Guo Wo was a fierce woman who took the opportunity to bite off Genghis Khan's penis and committed suicide. Genghis Khan is an old man in his sixties. How can he endure such severe pain? Before long, he died of pain.

There are also four theories about Genghis Khan's tomb: First, it is located somewhere south of Mount Kent and north of the Krulun River in Mongolia. According to historical records, Genghis Khan once stood on Mount Kent (called Wolf House in Han Dynasty) and said to his entourage: I am buried here after my death? . The second is Altay Mountain in northern Xinjiang, according to Kyle Polo's travel notes. On the way to transport the monarch's coffin to Altay Mountain, the escort regarded everyone he met as a martyr? . Third, it is located in Otog Banner, Erdos City, Inner Mongolia, because the mausoleum of Genghis Khan is here. Fourth, Liupan Mountain, located in Ningxia, will be buried within three days at the latest, because it is hot in midsummer and the body is easy to rot.

No matter what causes Genghis Khan died, it is an ironclad fact that he died in Liupanshan. At that time, the traffic conditions were the fastest with war horses, and 200 kilometers a day was the limit of war horses. The straight-line distance from Liupanshan in Gansu to Kent Mountain in Mongolia or Altay Mountain in Xinjiang exceeds 1500 km, and it takes at least 8 days for the war horse to arrive. On such a hot day, the body has rotted. The nearest Erdos in Inner Mongolia is also more than 900 kilometers. The horse has been here for five days, but he still can't survive. From a realistic point of view, Genghis Khan's tomb is most likely in Liupanshan!