List of mausoleums of the emperors and empresses of the Western Han Dynasty
The list of mausoleums of the emperors and empresses of the Western Han Dynasty shows the tombs of the rulers of the Western Han Dynasty (207 BC to 9 AD). You are at Xi'an .
location
In the vicinity of Xianyang are the "Five Mausoleums" (Xi Han wuling, 西汉 五 陵) on the "Plateau of the Five Mausoleums" (Wuling Yuan, 五 陵 塬). It is named after the mausoleums of the emperors Gao Zu (Liu Bang, 206–195 BC), Hui Di (Liu Yin, 195–188 BC), Jing Di (Liu Qi, 157–141 BC) , Wu Di (Liu Che, 141–87 BC) and Zhao Di (Liu Foling, 87–74 BC). There are four more mausoleums that were built later. The Maoling mausoleum is the furthest to the west and is the largest of the 9 tombs. The Han Yangling Mausoleum is located furthest to the east. The distance between the two is 36 km as the crow flies. The emperors Wen Di (文帝) (Liu Heng, 180–157 BC) and Xuan Di (宣帝) (Liu Xun, 74–49 BC) left their tombs south of the Wei River and thus outside the area the Wuling Plain.
Mausoleums
The mausoleums include (in brackets the years of reign):
| designation | function | Coordinates | image |
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| Han Changling (汉 长陵) | Mausoleum of Emperor Gao Zu (Liu Bang, 206–195 BC) | 34 ° 26 '5 " N , 108 ° 52' 36" E |
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| Han Anling (汉 安陵) | Mausoleum of Emperor Hui Di (Liu Yin, 195–188 BC) | 34 ° 25 ′ 22 " N , 108 ° 50 ′ 25" E |
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| Han Baling (汉 霸陵) | Mausoleum of Emperor Wen Di (文帝) (Liu Heng, 180–157 BC) | 34 ° 15 ′ 32 " N , 109 ° 6 ′ 48" E |
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| Han Yangling (汉阳陵) | Mausoleum of Emperor Jing Di (Liu Qi, 157–141 BC) | 34 ° 26 ′ 38 " N , 108 ° 56 ′ 27" E |
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| Han Maoling (汉 茂陵) | Mausoleum of Emperor Wu Di (Liu Che, 141–87 BC) | 34 ° 20 ′ 18 " N , 108 ° 34 ′ 12" E |
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| Han Pingling (汉 平陵) | Mausoleum of Emperor Zhao Di (Liu Foling, 87–74 BC) | 34 ° 21 ′ 47 " N , 108 ° 37 ′ 54" E |
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| Han Duling (汉 杜陵) | Mausoleum of Emperor Xuan Di (宣帝) (Liu Xun, 74–49 BC) | 34 ° 10 ′ 52 " N , 109 ° 1 ′ 22" E |
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| Han Weiling (汉 渭 陵) | Mausoleum of the emperor Yuan Di (元帝) (Liu Shi, 49–33 BC) | 34 ° 23 ′ 29 " N , 108 ° 44 ′ 13" E |
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| Han Yanling (汉 延陵) | Mausoleum of Emperor Cheng Di (成帝) (Liu Ao, 33–7 BC) | 34 ° 22 ′ 29 " N , 108 ° 41 ′ 48" E |
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| Han Yiling (汉 义 陵) | Mausoleum of Emperor Ai Di (哀帝) (Liu Xin, 7–1 BC) | 34 ° 24 ′ 3 ″ N , 108 ° 45 ′ 53 ″ E |
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| Han Kangling (汉 康 陵) | Mausoleum of Emperor Ping Di (平 帝) (Liu Kan, 1 BC-6 AD) | 34 ° 23 ′ 52 " N , 108 ° 42 ′ 45" E |
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The graves of empresses include:
| designation | function | Coordinates | image |
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| Nanling (薄 太后 南陵) | Mausoleum of the Emperor's widow Bo (薄 太后) of Han Emperor Gao Zu and mother of Wen Di | 34 ° 13 '16 " N , 109 ° 5' 47" E | |
| Mausoleum of Empress Dou (竇 皇后) of Emperor Wen Di | 34 ° 14 ′ 10 ″ N , 109 ° 7 ′ 6 ″ E | ||
| Mausoleum of Empress Lu | 34 ° 26 '2 " N , 108 ° 52' 53" E |
See also
- Han Dynasty Emperor
- Han tomb in Yangjiawan
- Shaanxi Province Monuments
- Monuments of the People's Republic of China (Shaanxi)
- Pyramids of china
- List of pyramids
Individual evidence
- ↑ Maoling Mausoleum of Emperor Wu Di of the Han Dynasty (206 BC- AD 220) (accessed July 24, 2011)
Map with all coordinates: