Archaeology reveals that the history of Sanmiao was rewritten, and it took Yao Shunyu three generations to conquer them
From the historical records, we can see that Sanmiao and Huandou, Gonggong, and Kun are called the "four sins", and under the continuous blows of the Central Plains Huaxia Group, they experienced the conquest of Yao Shunyu for three generations, and were finally defeated by Dayu, and Sanmiao was forced to move south and left the political stage.
However, we usually think that Sanmiao has a low degree of civilization and cannot compete with the Central Plains Huaxia Group, but the fact is that three generations of Yao Shunyu have fought fierce battles with Sanmiao, and even Emperor Shun died in Cangwu during the southern expedition to Sanmiao, and finally won by Dayu.
So, what is so special about Sanmiao? Archaeological discoveries have revealed a new understanding, that is, the three seedlings are far more powerful than we think, and they are the strongest opponents of the Five Emperors!
In the ancient document "Warring States Policy", it is recorded that Sanmiao's residence is in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, in the area of the Jianghan Plain in Hubei, and in the north reaches the south of Nanzhao County, Nanyang, Henan.
However, in 1954, in the archaeological discovery of the Shijiahe site in Tianmen, Hubei Province, it was found that 4,000 years ago, the Shijiahe site was devastated, and at the same time, the cities of other Shijiahe cultural sites in the same period also suffered the same fate, with a total of more than 20 cities destroyed or abandoned.
Subsequently, the third phase culture of the Wangwan site in Luoyang, Henan Province appeared, including sacrifices and tombs, which are the cultural styles of the third phase of Wangwan. After research, scholars believe that the biggest war is the "battle of the three seedlings", Yao Shunyu three generations of successive expeditions to the three seedlings, and finally by Dayu to complete the goal.
Judging from the age and location of the third phase of Wangwan and the destruction of the Shijiahe site, as well as the special phenomenon of the Shijiahe cultural site being replaced by the Wangwan culture, it is highly consistent with the three seedlings of Yao Shunyu Zheng.
Therefore, all kinds of indications show that the ancestors of Shijiahe culture are Sanmiao. The question is, why did Yao Shunyu conquer Sanmiao and succeed in fighting three generations of talents? This remains an important topic for historians.
The continuation and development of the Sanmiao culture in the Jianghan region existed long before the Yao Shunyu era. Youziling culture, Qujialing culture and Shijiahe culture are all unique cultural heritages created by Sanmiao.
In the late Yangshao culture and the early stage of the Qujialing culture, the ancient culture in the Nanyang Basin was abruptly interrupted, which indicates that the Sanmiao forces had entered the Central Plains through the Suizao Corridor.
The Suizao Corridor is an important passage connecting the Nanyang Basin and the Jianghan Plain, so the Nanyang Basin has become an important stronghold of the Sanmiao Jingluo Central Plains. In the Baligang site in Dengzhou, Nanyang, the row houses of the late Yangshao period were burned down, and there are precious stone axes, stone chisels and bone awls in the room, as well as a large number of broken pottery, which are very similar to the phenomenon of military disasters.
On top of these soil layers, there were settlements of Qujialing culture, which continued until the era of Shijiahe culture. Similar discoveries include the ruins of Xiawanggang in Xichuan, Nanyang, where houses collapsed, a large number of production tools were left at the site, and hundreds of stone axes, which are obviously not normal migrations.
Not far away, a settlement of the Qujialing culture also appeared. All this shows that the influence of Sanmiao culture in the Central Plains has been quite far-reaching, and it has existed long before the time of Yao Shunyu.
According to archaeological findings, as early as 5,000 years ago, during the Qujialing culture period, the Sanmiao forces had replaced the Yangshao culture in Nanyang and continued to control the area in the early stage of the Shijiahe culture.
However, in the late period, the Longshan culture took away the Nanyang territory of Sanmiao. This shows that in the period before the Five Emperors of Antiquity, there was already a conflict between Sanmiao and the Central Plains Group, and this historical event has not been fully recorded in the history books.
What is even more interesting is that after the ancestors of the Qujialing culture, the Shijiahe culture, occupied Nanyang, its influence extended to the north of the Yellow River. At present, archaeologists have found the remains of the Qujialing culture in Yiluojian, Zhengzhou, and Yuanqu in Shanxi, which seems to confirm the fact that the legendary "Three Miao Emperors" fought for power with the tribes of the Yellow River Valley.
Therefore, the legendary Battle of the Yellow Emperor may not be groundless, but a real historical event.
Revealing the strength of Sanmiao: two major archaeological discoveries rewrite history For a long time, the history and influence of Sanmiao have attracted people's attention. Recent archaeological discoveries have not only filled in the gaps in history, but also revealed the strength of Sanmiao.
Here are the two latest discoveries: First, archaeological studies have shown that the actual area of the Shijiahe site is not 1.2 million square meters, but 34850,000 square meters, equivalent to the area of the ancient city of Liangzhu, is more than four times the area of the Forbidden City, is the largest city in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River in the same period, and the scale of the ancient city of Liangzhu in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
The ancient city has city walls, moats, outer walls and inner walls, and the defense system is quite complete. The Henan Wangwan culture, which destroyed the Shijiahe culture, has an area of only about 20,000 square meters, and in comparison, the strength of Sanmiao can be seen.
Secondly, scholar Guo Jingyun deeply studied the excavation of Youziling culture, Qujialing culture and Shijiahe culture sites, and found the complete evolution process from copper to bronze.
Archaeology has found relevant ironclad evidence in all aspects of the refining process, forming a complete chain of evidence for copper smelting, thus putting forward the "local origin theory" of Chinese bronze technology, rather than originating from West Asia.
These two discoveries once again confirmed the strength and influence of the three seedlings, as well as their position and dominance in the region.
The latest archaeological discoveries further confirm the central position of the Shijiahe civilization in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. Sanmiao is a formidable opponent, social change is looming, and the next step is likely to move from the kingdom to the dynasty.
Surprisingly, the Shijiahe culture was even more developed than the Central Plains at that time, which has been confirmed by archaeological excavations. According to the records in the Shangshu Lü Xing, the crimes of the Three Miao listed by Emperor Yao included the intensification of social division, the sharpening of social contradictions, the abandonment of traditional concepts, and the change of primitive religion.
In particular, "God imprisoned the people, and did not smell the fragrance of sacrifices", which means that the primitive religion has also changed. All this shows that the civilization factor of Sanmiao society has been ahead of the Central Plains group, and even surpassed the civilization level of the Central Plains.
Yao Shunyu did not fight against the weak forces, but only fought against the Sanmiao forces, which were equal to or even stronger than them. Therefore, when Sanmiao faced multiple difficulties such as **, floods and intensification of internal contradictions, Dayu was able to finally complete the mission.
This means that Sanmiao's defeat is not entirely due to military reasons, and natural disasters also play a crucial role. It is worth noting that historical records refer to Sanmiao as a local barbarian prince, however, this is not the case with archaeological finds.
In fact, Sanmiao is an independent and powerful force. So why is there such a big discrepancy between historical accounts and archaeological finds? This is undoubtedly a question worthy of our deep thought.