Did Guizhou discover Chieftain Cemetery in Yuan Dynasty for the first time?
According to the introduction of Guizhou Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, in February 20 17, with the approval of National Cultural Heritage Administration, Guizhou archaeologists systematically cleaned up Huangfenzui Cemetery and Zhaojiaba Cemetery in Zunyi City, and newly confirmed five Tusi tombs, including Yang Tomb, Yang Jiong Tomb, Vencent Yang Tomb, Zhaojiaba Cemetery, Yang Zhongyan Tomb and Yang Yuan Tomb.
Among them, Yang's Tomb, Yang Zhongyan's Tomb and Yang's Tomb were discovered and confirmed for the first time in the Yuan Dynasty, which provided direct and reliable materials for studying the funeral customs and funeral system in Bozhou in the Yuan Dynasty, and reflected the establishment and perfection of the Tusi system in the Yuan Dynasty to some extent.
Zunyi was called Bozhou in ancient times, and Bozhou Yang Tusi ranked first among the "Four Chieftains of Guizhou". In the 28th year of Wanli in Ming Dynasty, the Battle of Pingbo broke out, and Yang Yinglong, the last chieftain of Bozhou, was completely annihilated. Yang's hereditary rule over Bozhou lasted for 725 years, from the 27th generation to the 30th generation, leaving a rich historical legacy.
Archaeologists in Guizhou believe that this excavation and the determination of the tomb owner have enriched and improved the tomb sequence of Bozhou Yang Tusi. The tomb owner spanned the main period when Bozhou was ruled by Yang and the chieftain of Bozhou was sealed and was about to die, which reflected the evolution of Bozhou by Yang to some extent, and was of great significance to the study of the chieftain system and its cultural characteristics in Guizhou and even the whole southwest. The layout of Huangfenzui Cemetery and Zhaojiaba Cemetery is rigorous and orderly, the pattern is clear, and the hierarchical identity and relationship of the tomb owners are very clear, spanning the Yuan Dynasty to the end of the Ming Dynasty, providing important new materials for the archaeology of the Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties.