General's mausoleum

The general's mausoleum

The General's Mausoleum , also known as the Pyramid of the East , ( Traditional Chinese : 將軍冢; Simple Chinese : 将军冢; Chinese : Jiangjun-zhong; Korean : Janggun-chong; Hangul : 장군총; Hanja : 將軍冢 ) is a tomb in Ji'an , China.

The tomb has the shape of a step pyramid with a side length of about 25 m. It is part of the culture of the Korean empire Goguryeo . The identity of the buried person has not been conclusively clarified. However, it is believed by many historians that it is the tomb of Gwanggaeto , a king of Goguryeo. The mausoleum is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, capitals and tombs of the ancient kingdom of Koguryo .

Web links

Commons : Tomb of the General - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

^ Sarah Milledge Nelson: The Archeology of Korea . Cambridge University Press, Denver 1993, pp. 213 .
↑ Keith L. Pratt, Richard Rutt: Keith L. Pratt, Richard Rutt . Curzon, Durham 1999, pp. 474 .
^ Sarah M. Nelson, Sarah Milledge Nelson: The Archeology of Korea . Cambridge University Press, 1993, ISBN 978-0-521-40783-0 ( google.com [accessed September 4, 2018]).

41.157707 126.226339Coordinates: 41 ° 9 '27.7 " N , 126 ° 13' 34.8" E

[1] Sarah Milledge Nelson: The Archeology of Korea . Cambridge University Press, Denver 1993, pp. 213 .

[2] Keith L. Pratt, Richard Rutt: Keith L. Pratt, Richard Rutt . Curzon, Durham 1999, pp. 474 .

[3] Sarah M. Nelson, Sarah Milledge Nelson: The Archeology of Korea . Cambridge University Press, 1993, ISBN 978-0-521-40783-0 ( google.com [accessed September 4, 2018]).