The role of tiger symbol
The tiger symbol is a military symbol used by the ancient emperors when dispatching troops. Made of bronze or gold, the tiger token is divided into two parts, half for the general and the other half for the emperor to keep. Only when two tiger symbols are combined at the same time can the holder of the symbol get the right to transfer troops.
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Tiger counting
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The voucher used by the ancient emperor to dispatch troops.
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Bronze or gold
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Basic information
The tiger symbol is a symbol that the ancient emperor of China granted the vassal military power and sent troops. Copper, tiger-shaped, divided into left and right halves, the mouth of the mother and son can be closed. The right operator is still in the center, and the left operator is in the hands of the generals. When the king sends people to mobilize the army, he needs to take a check and hold a check before the army can execute the order. The army will not carry out the orders of those who hold the emperor Jin Fujie hostage unless the emperor comes to the scene to adjust the army. It prevailed in the Warring States, Qin and Han Dynasties. However, there are also many cases in history in which troops were successfully sent without tiger symbols, especially in the early Western Han Dynasty, when the vassal states were most rampant. Liu Bang wiped out all the queens with different surnames, and the system that the vassal countries had to have the tiger symbols of the Han Dynasty to send troops had little influence on the military strength of the vassal countries. For example, after the death of Lv Hou in the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Xiang, King of Qi, revolted [1], Liu Xingju, King of Northern Hebei in the Han Dynasty [2], and Wu Chu Rebellion in the Han Dynasty [3]. All soldiers are prisoners, so it is easy for prisoners to send troops. , Guo, and others passed down from generation to generation.
The history of the tiger symbol
The symbol of the tiger first appeared in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. At that time, the bronze tiger was used as a transfer certificate issued by the central government to local officials or garrison leaders, and was called the tiger symbol. There is an inscription on the back of the drum, which is divided into two halves. The right half is kept in the imperial court, and the left half is given to generals or local governors. It is always dedicated to a place and a symbol. It is absolutely impossible to mobilize troops from two places at the same time with one roller. It takes two halves to verify the truth before it takes effect. In the Chinese History Museum, there is a 7.9 cm long, 2.5 cm long, tiger-shaped, flat-headed, with two lines of seal characters engraved between the left and right neck ribs. The words are the same, saying that "Hu Fu takes Tang Yanghou first".