Why are the imperial tombs of the Jin Dynasty so difficult to find?

Which dynasty in China has the most mysterious tomb? That should be the imperial mausoleum of the Yuan Dynasty. Until now, we still don’t know where Genghis Khan’s tomb is. In addition to the Yuan Dynasty, there is also the Jin Dynasty. Whether it is the Eastern Jin Dynasty or the Western Jin Dynasty, there is no clear explanation of his imperial tomb. There are many reasons for this.

1. Sima Yi’s last words

Sima Yi’s last words did not allow future generations to visit the mausoleum, and stipulated that no graves should be built in the mausoleum, no trees should be planted, and family members who died in the future could not be buried together. .

In fact, there is a reason why Sima Yi left such last words, because when he seized power of the Cao family, he took advantage of Cao Shuang's visit to the mausoleum to launch a coup.

On the sixth day of the first lunar month in 249, Cao Shuang accompanied Wei Emperor Cao Fang to the Gaoping Mausoleum outside Luoyang City to offer sacrifices. It was during this sacrifice that Sima Yi saw the opportunity and launched a coup.

I guess Sima Yi is afraid that others will seize the power of his Sima family like him.

2. Fear of tomb robbing

The trend of tomb robbing was very serious at that time, because after the warlords’ melee, many people did not have enough to eat. For money, many people went to grave robbing. The road of tomb robbing. Cao Cao also robbed tombs in order to raise military pay. He even created a special official position for this purpose, called Mojin Xiaowei. This shows how rampant tomb robbing was at that time. Cao Cao was also afraid that others would steal his tomb, so he did so for seventy years. Two tombs.

Sima Yi was also afraid that others would rob the tomb, so he left his last words saying that he was not allowed to worship, plant trees on the tomb, or raise the grave.

3. Historical reasons

Because of its long history, there are very few records about the emperor’s tombs recorded in the Jin Dynasty.

There were fifteen emperors in the Jin Dynasty, including four in the Western Jin Dynasty and eleven in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. At present, it is only known that the approximate location of the tombs of the emperors of the Western Jin Dynasty is in the Yanshi County area near Luoyang. It is one of the ancient Feng Shui treasures for building shady houses. In the past, there was a saying that "born in Suzhou and Hangzhou, died in Beimang". But the specific location is unknown.

I believe that with the advancement of science, the answer to this mystery will be revealed.