Recently, one of the most important discoveries in the field of archaeology has come to the fore, and that is the stunning excavation of Daji's tomb. Daji, this name is enough to evoke the memory of rumors thousands of years ago, she was the favorite concubine at the end of the Shang Dynasty, the legendary daughter of the country and the people. The excavation of this mausoleum provides people with an opportunity to unravel the mystery of the millennium. This article will lead you to reveal the truth after the excavation of Daji's mausoleum.
Daji, surnamed Ji, the word Da, was born in the Su tribe. During the reign of the Shang king, Daji was offered to the Shang king as a concubine. According to the "Historical Records", Daji's appearance was as beautiful as a flower, and the country was fragrant, and he was deeply loved by the king of Shang. However, she was swept into the whirlpool of history because of the favor of the Shang King. For thousands of years, Daji has been burdened with the crime of bringing disaster to the country and the people. It is rumored that in order to win the favor of the king of Shang, she used witchcraft to confuse the king of Shang, causing him to fall into wine and waste government affairs. Under her influence, the Shang Dynasty became brutal** and wantonly slaughtered innocents, eventually leading to the fall of the Shang Dynasty. These rumors have made Daji a famous enchantress in history.
In 2016, the archaeological team excavated a tomb of the late Shang Dynasty in Qi County, Henan Province, and experts confirmed that the owner of the tomb was Daji. The tomb contains a large number of precious cultural relics, including bronze, jade, ivory, pottery, etc. The discovery of these artifacts provides material for the study of the late history of the Shang Dynasty. The excavation of the mausoleum gives the world an opportunity to get to know Daji up close and personal with this historical figure.
Judging from the cultural relics of the tomb **, Daji is not the image of the ** in the legend. On the contrary, she is a devout and kind woman. Among her funerary goods, there are many items used for sacrifices, such as bronze and jade objects used for sacrifices. These items show that Daji actively participated in the rituals during his lifetime, praying for the peace of the country and the happiness of the people.
In addition, experts found Daji's bones in the tomb. After testing, Daji is about 16 meters, plump and between 20 and 30 years old. The large scale of her tomb and the abundance of funerary goods show her noble status at the end of the Shang Dynasty. Although the excavation of the mausoleum has changed Daji's image to a certain extent, her fame in history is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
In later literary works, Daji still appears as a disaster to the country and the people. For example, in the Ming Dynasty** "Romance of the Gods", Daji was depicted as the reincarnation of a fox, using beauty and witchcraft to confuse the king of Shang, causing chaos in the Shang Dynasty. The discovery of Daji's tomb reveals to us the true face of this historical woman. Although she influenced the fall of the Shang Dynasty to a certain extent, she herself was not as legendary**. The physical evidence found by archaeology gives us a more comprehensive and objective understanding of Daji. And the thousand-year-old rumors she has endured will also become a legend in the long river of history.